An Intersting Case: A Long Pin in the Nose

Ilhan Unlu^1*, Elif Nisa Unlu²

¹Department of ENT, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey.
²Department of Radriology, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey.

DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.517137                

Abstract

Intranasal foreign bodies are very common problems for ENT practitioners. However, very few case reports of a long pin in the nose are described in the literature. Our case had a pin measured as 33.9 millimeters in the right nasal vestibule, but the patient was not aware of it when she came to us. Actually she was suffering from a headache and nasal obstruction. After removal of the foreign body, the patient’s complaints were resolved.

Keywords

Foreign Body, Pin, Nasal Cavity

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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