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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 1083-1085 |
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The hazards of impacted alkaline battery in the nose
Viji Ramasamy, Sanjeeven Nadarajah
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Viji Ramasamy
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Malaysia
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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_47_18
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A foreign body in the nose is a common referral dealt by the otolaryngologist on daily basis. Here we report a case of a 5-year-old girl who was referred from a primary care center with complaints of left nasal blockage and epistaxis along with foul smelling brownish discharge for 1-day duration. Nasal endoscopic examination of the left side of the nose revealed an impacted button battery at the cartilaginous portion of the nasal septum.
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