Accidental Instillation of Superglue in External Ear: A Unique Foreign Body

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Published: Oct 5, 2020
Keywords:
Superglue, cyanoacrylate, foreign body, external ear canal

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RUPENDER K RANGA
Director Bharat ENT & Endoscopy Hospital, Rohtak Gate, Bhiwani, Haryana
SPS YADAV
Ex-Senior Professor and Head of Department
PRIYA MALIK
Ex-Senior Resident
AYESHA GOYAL
Senior Resident Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology Pt. BD Sharma Medical University, Rohtak, Haryana

Abstract

Foreign bodies in the ear are not an uncommon clinical entity; however, we hereby report a unique case of cyanoacrylate glue
or superglue, accidentally instilled by a child into the external auditory canal of a young adult. Complete removal of the glue
manually under microscope while preserving the normal anatomy of the ear canal and tympanic membrane is described.

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RUPENDER K RANGA, SPS YADAV, PRIYA MALIK, & AYESHA GOYAL. (2020). Accidental Instillation of Superglue in External Ear: A Unique Foreign Body. Indian Journal Of Clinical Practice, 31(5), 447–448. Retrieved from https://ojs.ijcp.in/IJCP/article/view/873
Issue
Vol. 31 No. 5 (2020)
Section
Case Report