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An unusual cause of facial pain
J P de Carpentier1, P Flanagan, S P Hargreaves
1Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|August 1, 1996
Abstract:
A case of chronic facial pain and headache is presented. This was found to be due to two pieces of windscreen-glass lodged in the superior meatus of the patient's nose since a road-traffic-accident 14 years earlier. Despite being reported as normal, review of previous X-rays of her sinuses showed that the glass was visible. The importance of carefully assessing the intranasal area on sinus-views is illustrated.