Metallic foreign body in middle ear: an unusual cause of hearing loss

<p>Abstract</p> <p>This is a rare case report of a foreign metallic body found in the middle ear. During the use of an electric welding by a metalworker, a glowing drop of dissolved metal overrun, burning the skin of his external auditory meatus, perforated the tympanic membrane an...

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Main Authors: Dagalakis Konstantinos, Sfetsos Sotirios, Kyrmizakis Dionysios, Chalastras Thomas, Eleftheriadou Anna, Kandiloros Dimitrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
Online Access:http://www.head-face-med.com/content/3/1/23