An Unusual Case of a Post-Traumatic Retained Periorbital Foreign Body in a Child.
child
eyelid foreign body
foreign body
pediatric trauma
periorbital foreign body
periorbital trauma
retained foreign body
unwitnessed pediatric trauma
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
accepted:
22
02
2022
entrez:
4
4
2022
pubmed:
5
4
2022
medline:
5
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Trauma to the periorbital region is common in children. Foreign bodies in traumatic cases may be missed where history, examination, and investigation are inadequate. Here, we report the case of a four-year-old boy who presented with a small forehead scar and left upper lid swelling two months post-trauma. Imaging showed a retained foreign body, and a pen tip was successfully removed surgically from the lid. The child recovered well post-operatively. Complications such as orbital cellulitis may arise if the foreign body remained undetected.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35371746
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22478
pmc: PMC8943521
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e22478Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Zulhisham et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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