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A foreign body (battery) in the nose in a child with a complaint of halitosis; can be a risk for chronic lead poisoning?Müferet Ergüven, Elif YükselS. B. Goztepe Training and Research Hospital Child Health and Diseases, IstanbulA foreign body in the nose rarely causes halitosis in childhood. Some foreign bodies like metals can stay in the nose for years without any symptoms. We report a case of 14 year old male patient followed up because of JRA (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) for 2 years and he had a complaint of halitosis for 10 years. A disk battery was removed from the nose in an operation. The patient was investigated because of possible chronic lead poisoning. Keywords: Foreign body, battery, lead poisoningHalitozis ile başvuran çocukta burunda yabancı cisim (pil); kronik kurşun intoksikasyon tehlikesi olabilir mi?Müferet Ergüven, Elif YükselS.B. Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbulAnahtar Kelimeler: Yabancı cisim, pil, kurşun zehirlenmesi Müferet Ergüven, Elif Yüksel. A foreign body (battery) in the nose in a child with a complaint of halitosis; can be a risk for chronic lead poisoning?. . 2009; 24(4): 198-200 Corresponding Author: Müferet Ergüven, Türkiye |
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