There was no history of a foreign body in the nose at any time before. Anterior rhinoscopy showed a rough dark stony mass covered with greenish discharge. Probing gave a metallic sound. Postnasal examination showed a greenish discharge. A clinical diagnosis of a rhinolith was made. Radiology showed the rhinolith's position (Fig. 1) in the floor of the right nostril with mucosal thickening of th...

Exacerbations of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) influence, by their frequency and severity, the life prognosis of patients with COPD. Most exacerbations are caused by respiratory infections with negative impact on patient quality of life. The impact of frequent exacerbation in COPD is manifested by the rapid decline of lung function, decreased quality of life increased airway infl...

THE purpose of this paper is to study the mass of an intra-ocular metallic foreign body and the problem of infection in a series of patients seen at the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. Although there is much work on the problem of sepsis, there are few references in the literature to the mass of the fragment. The fibrous macromolecules of collagen in the outer coat of the eye are so arranged in compact ...

A 4-year-old boy without any medical history of systemic disease was brought to the emergency department by his parent after accidentally swallowing a coin: one New Taiwan Dollar (2 cm×2 cm). An X-ray of the abdomen was arranged and showed a round-shaped metallic object over the left upper quadrant region which may possibly be located in the stomach (Fig. 1). Serial X-rays of the abdomen were d...

Wire brush bristles are an increasingly recognized hazard that can present as a foreign body in the aerodigestive tract. Due to their small size and tendency to become embedded in surrounding tissue, these small metallic bristles present a unique operative challenge to otolaryngologists. Here we present a case of a 40-year-old woman who underwent endoscopic extraction of a wire bristle from the...

A previously healthy 50-year-old man was transferred to our hospital for evaluation of acute inflammation in his right eye after ocular trauma while using a grass mower. Slit lamp examination showed 1 mm-length full thickness corneal laceration without leakage, 4+ cells and inflammatory membrane in the anterior chamber, 10% hypopyon, posterior synechiae formation, and cataract change. Upon orbi...

Purpose To report a case of macular laceration from intraocular foreign body (IOFB) treated with pneumatic retinopexy. Observations A 74 year old man sustained penetrating injury to his left globe with retained metallic intraocular foreign body (IOFB). The patient underwent prompt pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal antibiotics and removal of IOFB. The posterior point of impact left a displac...

purpose: to report tonic pupil in a patient with ocular siderosis. case report: a 12-year-old male patient presented with over-sized right pupil from two weeks before. visual acuity (va) was 10/10 in both eyes without afferent pupillary defect. anisocoria was present with the right and left pupils, measuring 5 and 3 mm in diameter, respectively. anisocoria was greater in bright light and there ...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the accuracy of handheld metal detectors (HHMDs) for identification and localization of ingested metallic foreign bodies when used by experienced and inexperienced investigators. DESIGN Prospective study comparing HHMD scanning with radiography. SETTING AND PATIENTS A consecutive sample of all eligible patients (N = 176) presenting to the emergency departments of Ch...

Foreign bodies should be removed from skin lacerations and wounds during the primary wound management stage. Detection can be performed by various investigative techniques, including plain radiography, computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography, and metal detectors. Removal of foreign bodies depends on the site of injury and the fragment material. Conventional retrieval is done by surgical explo...