Citation

Arbour P. Rhinology 1991; 29(3): 239-241.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, International Rhinologic Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1947683

Abstract

Accidental nasal inhalation of molten aluminum can occur during the industrial production of aluminum in spite of stringent safety precautions. In this case, believed to be the first reported in the literature, the initial evaluation of damage to the nasal mucosa was underestimated, because, in addition to a large nugget of aluminum in one nasal fossa, smaller fragments had penetrated deep into the middle meatus. These smaller fragments, undetected because of the poor radiopacity of aluminum, were responsible for extensive tissue damage which caused ethmoiditis and secondary maxillary sinusitis.

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