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Migrating foreign body: a new cause of trismus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. D. Lacy*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
C. I. Timon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
C. D. Ryan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
M. P. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
D. P. McShane
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
*
Dr P. Lacy, Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Peter Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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Abstract

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A unique case of delayed trismus secondary to an infratemporal foreign body is presented. The pathophysiology and treatment options are discussed.

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Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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