TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Molten aluminium inhalation in the nose and ethmoid sinus. Report of an unusual case
JO  - Rhinology
A1  - Arbour, P.
SP  - 239
EP  - 241
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - Accidental nasal inhalation of molten aluminum can occur during the industrial production of aluminum in spite of stringent safety precautions. In this case, believed to be the first reported in the literature, the initial evaluation of damage to the nasal mucosa was underestimated, because, in addition to a large nugget of aluminum in one nasal fossa, smaller fragments had penetrated deep into the middle meatus. These smaller fragments, undetected because of the poor radiopacity of aluminum, were responsible for extensive tissue damage which caused ethmoiditis and secondary maxillary sinusitis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-0729
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -