慢性化膿性中耳炎と誤られた，珍奇なる外耳道異物（口腔より達せし竹片）の1例

　Ⅰ．緒言

　耳鼻咽喉科領域において，異物はしばしば見られる疾患の1つであり，耳内異物あるいは外耳道異物については，我が国においても実に多数の，有生・無生異物の症例報告あるいは統計的観察等が行われている。私は最近，口腔内に誤つて刺入された竹片が外耳道にでて，頑固な肉芽および膿性耳漏をきたし，約1年間慢性化膿性中耳炎によるポリープと誤られた症例を経験したので，その概要を報告し諸家の御参考に供したいと思う。

Aoki reports an interesting case of foreign body of the external ear canal that baffled several specialists during the period of one year by believing the condition to be chronic purulent otitis media on their part. The his-tory of the case revealed that, a girl aged 3, a slender bamboo stick had accidently pierced the throat at the soft palate anterior to the right tonsils. The stick was removed but evidently a small piece was broken off at its end which remained in the external ear canal of the right ear. The ear trouble began 10 days after this incident. The author stresses the necessity of taking a careful history in cases that involve incidents of foreign bodies.