File:Earring backing lodged in earlobe (Radiopaedia 56423).png

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 56423
• Image ID: 33519255
• Study findings: 1. Metallic radiopacity consistent with an earring backing is seen projected overthe soft tissue of the right ear lobule consistent with a retained foreign body in keeping with clinical history.2. Visualized sinuses are clear.3. No abnormal calcifications.
• Modality: X-ray
• System: Head & Neck
• Findings: 1. Metallic radiopacity consistent with an earring backing is seen projected overthe soft tissue of the right ear lobule consistent with a retained foreign body in keeping with clinical history. 2. Visualized sinuses are clear. 3. No abnormal calcifications.
• Published: 11th Nov 2017
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/earring-backing-lodged-in-earlobe-1
• Author: Jaclyn Kappico
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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