Presentation
"Mum, I can't find the red one?"
Patient Data
Age: Child
Gender: Male
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A radiopaque linear foreign body is present within the nasal cavity, appearing to reach the sphenoid sinus.
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CT scan confirms the presence of a foreign body in the nose, the tip reaching the sphenoid sinus but not extending into the intracranial compartment.
Case Discussion
This child had, as children do, inserted a crayon into his nose, and was unable to retrieve it. It was eventually removed using forceps.
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