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KMID : 0361020240670020117
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2024 Volume.67 No. 2 p.117 ~ p.120
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Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain After a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Diagnostic Nasopharyngeal Swab
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Kahng Dong-Young
Kim Kyung-Soo
Min Hyun-Jin
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Abstract
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Nasopharyngeal swabs are commonly performed in the medical field and have recently beenused regularly for coronavirus disease 2019 diagnostic testing. Recently, a patient visited ourclinic due to left facial pain, which developed immediately after receiving a nasopharyngealswabbing and has been persistent for four months. A sinonasal endoscopic examination andparanasal (PNS) CT scan were performed to evaluate the abnormalities in the sinonasal cavi-ty. We identified a severe septal deviation, which had come into contact with the medial mu-cosa of the left inferior turbinate, forming a mucosal contact point suggesting a previous trau-ma due to the nasopharyngeal swabbing. We suspected that blind nasopharyngeal swabbinginduced mucosal damage on the previously deviated septum, causing a mucosal contact point. Additionally, we suggest that healthcare workers be educated on facial pain as one of the na-sopharyngeal swab-related complications.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Diagnosis, Facial pain
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