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Magnetic nasal foreign bodies: a result of fashion mania

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Petros Karkos

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Abstract

The fashion of body piercing among adults has encouraged children to have similar procedures or imitate them by applying small magnets to sustain the jewellery used in piercing in position [Emerg. Med. J. 19 (2002) 71]. We present cases of children who have placed magnets on their nasal alae that became misplaced on to the nasal septum causing severe pain and in some cases nasal bleeding and septal. perforation. We describe management of these cases. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Author(s): Karkos PD, Karagama YG, Manivasagam A, El Badawey MR

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Year: 2003

Volume: 67

Issue: 12

Pages: 1343-1345

ISSN (print): 0165-5876

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Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.08.044

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.08.044

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