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Nous publions le cas d’une jeune fille de 12 ans qui a consulté pour corps étranger dans les lobules des oreilles. La chirurgie subséquente a trouvé qu’il s’agissait de boucles d’oreilles qu’elle s’était fait placer dix mois auparavant.

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We report the case of of a 12-year old female who presented with foreign bodies in her ear lobules, which happened to be the backings of her earrings discovered about 10 months after she wore them.


 

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Fokouo Fogha, J., Choffor-Nchinda, E., Meka, L., & Evehe Vokwely, J. (2018). Bilateral Embedding of Earring Backings in the Ear Lobules of a Teenager. A Report of a Case. HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASE, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.5281/hsd.v19i4.1158

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