A boy with a Airsoft BB stuck in his nose for 8 years, suffering from a terrible stench every time he blows his nose

A surprising case of a 15-year-old boy was reported in an American medical journal. Examining the back of the boy's nose, which he said he felt a foul odor every time he blew his nose, revealed that the Airsoft BB had been stuck for eight years.

After the removal surgery was performed by the doctor, the boy began to blow his nose normally without feeling any discomfort. "IFL Science" and others report.

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The February 18 journal "JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery" contains a case of a 15-year-old boy who complained of congestion and hyposmia on both sides of his nose.

The boy's family told the doctor if he had been injured recently, that he had no accidents that caused facial trauma and that he had no allergic symptoms.

The boy had no experience of drug vaccination, drinking or smoking, and was in good health except for his nose.

The doctor diagnosed that the boy's tonsils were normal and there were no particular problems, but he performed a nasal endoscopy just in case.

However, since no signs of concern such as a mass or other lesions were found, the boy was prescribed nasal lavage fluid, intranasal steroid spray, and antihistamine, and was instructed to come back to see the doctor 4 to 6 weeks later.

The boy didn't come to the hospital for a while, but he came a year later.

At this time, the boy had a new symptom of stinking when he blew his nose, in addition to the previous symptom.

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[CT examination revealed that BB bullets are stuck in the nose]

The doctor performed a CT scan on the boy. Then, it was found that something like a small sphere of about 9 mm remained in the boy's nasal cavity.

And around the foreign body, there was a calcium deposit that could be caused by chronic inflammation, necrosis, or scarring.

Immediately, an operation to remove the foreign body was performed, but it turned out that the foreign body was a small metal bullet of a Airsoft BB.

According to the family, when the boy was 8 or 9 years old, his nose was shot with a Airsoft BB . However, since there were no particular symptoms at that time, neither he nor his family seemed to think that the Airsoft BB remained in the back of his nose.

However, for about eight years it stayed under the healthy tissue of the nose, so it smelled, and no BB bullets came out even if I sneeze or blow my nose. It is.

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Dylan Z. Irwin, a medical student at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Texas, co-author of the paper that published the case report, said: "A foreign body staying in the nose obstructs the natural drainage pathway. It seems that mucus, inhaled dust, and bacteria have accumulated. "

It turned out to be a surprising fact for the boy and his family, who believed that it had nothing to do with what happened eight years ago.

Fortunately, however, the boy has not developed any serious infections, and after removing the Airsoft BB, the stench no longer spreads even if he blows his nose.