Impacted-button-battery-masquerading-as-recurrent-epistaxis-in-an-child

ABSTRACT

Epistaxis in children is one of the most common referral dealt by an ENT outpatient department . Here we report a case of a 2-year-old girl who presented with complaints of recurrent episodes of epistaxis and discharge from the right nasal cavity since 1 month duration. Endoscopic examination of the right side of nose revealed a button battery impacted between the inferior turbinate and the cartilaginous portion of nasal septum