Multiple foreign bodies in the facial region from a penetrating stab injury
| Autor: | Mabel O. Etetafia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Right orbital region Glass particle Wounds Stab 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Facial region Foreign Bodies Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury Stab injury business.industry 030206 dentistry General Medicine Anatomy Eye Injuries Penetrating Stab body regions Radiography Under local anaesthesia medicine.anatomical_structure Female sense organs Glass business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Orbit (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Rep |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Penetrating injuries can lead to multiple retained foreign bodies. To present a case of a penetrating stab injury on to the right orbital region of a 37-year-old woman which resulted in lacerations on both eyelids, loss of vision in addition to the retention of glass particle and woven artificial hair strands at the anterior end of the floor of the orbit. The woven artificial hair strand, being flexible in nature, was apparently logged in by the penetrating force of the broken glass used as the stab injury object. Under local anaesthesia, a gentle intermittent pull on one hair strand led to the dislodgement of a piece of broken glass particle along with the other end of the hair strand. The resultant wound was repaired. Stab injuries can result in retained multiple foreign bodies. This possibility should be considered during assessment and management of facial injuries to avoid complications of retention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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