Late clinical manifestations of foreign body nose in children

Aim: to study the late clinical manifestations of foreign body nose in children study design: descriptive. place and duration: multan medical & dental college ibnae sina hospital,multan,from jan 2013 to feb 2o14. methods: 200 cases of foreign body nose were included in the study. their age group were up to 12 years. personal data and clinical features,investigations,management details and complications were recorded on a predesigned proforma. in younger non cooperative cases foreign bodies were removed under general anesthesia. while cooperative patients were managed without anesthesia by using suction,use of forceps and foreign body hook. results: in our case series the most common pediatrics age group involved 5-8 years (40%) as shown in table (1).rest of the age group have equal distribution i-e(30%).gender has no specific predilection for nasal foreign body. of the patients 30% presented with offensive nasal discharge,25% with epistaxis,10% with rhinosinusitis,5% with rhinolith,asymptomatic were 5%. conclusions: foreign bodies in younger children are associated with many complications and poor out come. through continuous medical education program (c.m.e) general practitioner should be directed to refer all cases to otolaryngologist. more over the problem is common in children indicating poor parenting and social factors as contributory factor.