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Neglected Foreign Body Infratemporal Fossa, A Typical Presentation: A Case Report

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A 25 year old male presented to our ENT OPD with the history of hyperemic swelling left zygomatic area with a pointed pustule in the centre resembling a furuncle,which progressed into a discharging sinus, complicated by trismus. The patient had a past history of trauma in the vicinity of the left zygomatic area 4-months back with a pointed stick the tip of the stick which had got lodged in the wound at that time was removed. The diagnostic dilemma was solved as neglected foreign body infratemporal fossa.

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  1. Department of ENT, SKIMS MC Bemina, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Mir Sajad, Masood A. Kirmani & A. R. Patigaroo

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Sajad, M., Kirmani, M.A. & Patigaroo, A.R. Neglected Foreign Body Infratemporal Fossa, A Typical Presentation: A Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63 (Suppl 1), 96–98 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0212-z

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