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Impacted ear drop dispenser cap: A rare cause of recurrent otitis externa

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Case Report

Author Details : Joginder Singh Gulia, Parmod Jangra*, Nishant Saini

Volume : 6, Issue : 2, Year : 2023

Article Page : 52-54

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijoas.2023.012

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Abstract

Objective: To report a case of an elderly male with aural foreign body presenting as recurrent otitis externa and to highlight the fact that aural foreign bodies may be an underlying cause in such recurrent cases.
Study design: Case report
Disease studied: Aural foreign body with recurrent otitis externa.
Setting: Tertiary care center.
Intervention: Surgical removal of foreign body.
Result: The granulations and recurrent otitis externa resolved after removal of foreign body.
Conclusion: Suspicion of an aural foreign body should be maintained in a child or even adult presenting with recurrent otitis externa.

Keywords: Aural foreign body, Elder, Otitis Externa, Ear Drop dispenser cap

How to cite : Gulia J S, Jangra P, Saini N, Impacted ear drop dispenser cap: A rare cause of recurrent otitis externa. J Otorhinolaryngol Allied Sci 2023;6(2):52-54

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