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A Complication of indoor pistol shooting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. A. White  and
A. A. Narula
S. A. White*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK
A. A. Narula
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr S. A. White, University of Leicester, PO. Box 65, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester LE2 2BB.
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Abstract

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The aetiology of chronic rhinitis and nasal obstruction is often elusive and obscure. Many different causes have been documented including allergens, cigarette smoke, cold dry air, viruses, sulphur dioxide and industrial pollutants. This is the first case we have been able to identify of rhinitis associated with exposure to high levels of lead through indoor pistol shooting.

Keywords

RhinitisLead, toxicity
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 7 , July 1996 , pp. 663 - 664
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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