An unusual cause of facial pain

A case of chronic facial pain and headache is presented. This was found to be due to two pieces of windscreen-glass lodged in the superior meatus of the patient's nose since a road-traffic-accident 14 years earlier. Despite being reported as normal, review of previous X-rays of her sinuses show...

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Published inJournal of laryngology and otology Vol. 110; no. 8; p. 796
Main Authors de Carpentier, J P, Flanagan, P, Hargreaves, S P, Timms, M S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.1996
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Chronic Disease
Facial Pain - diagnostic imaging
Facial Pain - etiology
Female
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Glass
Humans
Nose - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Time Factors
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Summary:A case of chronic facial pain and headache is presented. This was found to be due to two pieces of windscreen-glass lodged in the superior meatus of the patient's nose since a road-traffic-accident 14 years earlier. Despite being reported as normal, review of previous X-rays of her sinuses showed that the glass was visible. The importance of carefully assessing the intranasal area on sinus-views is illustrated.
ISSN:0022-2151
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100135005