Large Foreign Body in the Nasal Cavity, Maxillary Sinus and Infratemporal Fossa—Atypical Presentation
Subrat Kumar Behera, Niranjan Mishra, Sharath Govindappa
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Subrat Kumar Behera, Niranjan Mishra, Sharath Govindappa
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A 59-year-old male presented with complaints of trismus and discharge of altered blood from nose for 1 year. Patient had a history of facial trauma one year back. Nasal endoscopy and CT scan revealed a foreign body lodged in posterior half of both nasal cavity, left maxillary sinus and left infratemporal fossa penetrating the walls of maxillary sinus and nasal septum. Foreign body was removed by infratemporal fossa approach. This case has a rare location of a forgotten foreign body with atypical presentation.
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A 59-year-old male presented with complaints of trismus and discharge of altered blood from nose for 1 year. Patient had a history of facial trauma one year back. Nasal endoscopy and CT scan revealed a foreign body lodged in posterior half of both nasal cavity, left maxillary sinus and left infratemporal fossa penetrating the walls of maxillary sinus and nasal septum. Foreign body was removed by infratemporal fossa approach. This case has a rare location of a forgotten foreign body with atypical presentation.
Key concepts: Infratemporal fossa, Medicine, Foreign body, Nasal cavity, Maxillary sinus, Presentation (obstetrics), Trismus, Sinus (botany)