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

Authors

  • 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

Keywords:

Superglue, cyanoacrylate, foreign body, external ear canal

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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Published

2020-10-05

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Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Accidental Instillation of Superglue in External Ear: A Unique Foreign Body. (2020). Indian Journal Of Clinical Practice, 31(5), 447-448. https://ojs.ijcp.in/index.php/IJCP/article/view/873

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