Otomastoiditis Revealing an Occult Textile Foreign Body in a 5-Year-Old Child: A Case Report of a Diagnostic Pitfall
S. Tarek, W. Touiaher, M. Lhajaouj, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R. L. Abada, M. Roubal & M. Mahtar · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2026
Aim: Foreign body-related otomastoiditis is uncommon in children and may be difficult to diagnose when the inserted material is non-metallic, unwitnessed, and concealed by inflammatory tissue. This report describes an occult textile foreign body presenting as refractory otomastoi...
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10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2846