Cocktail stick injuries: delayed diagnosis of a retained foreign body.

Cocktail stick injuries--the dangers of half a stick.

Management of Penetrating Injuries with a Retained Intraocular Foreign Body

Delayed diagnosis of a foreign body in the tongue.

To cite: Costa NR, Duarte D, Lopes G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218137 DESCRIPTION A 70 year-old man presented with 1-month history of progressive pain in the tongue after eating fish. The patient stated that he had sought medical care back then, but since no foreign body was found he was discharged with paracetamol. Physical examination ...

Delayed diagnosis of esophageal foreign body: A case report

INTRODUCTION Foreign body (FB) ingestion, a common and serious problem in children, can present with a wide variety of symptoms. This paper describes and discusses the case of an esophageal foreign body (EFB), in which the patient presented with primarily respiratory clinical signs causing delayed diagnosis. PRESENTATION OF CASE A six month old boy presented with three months history of harsh...

Unusual Retained Rectal Foreign Body

The authors report the case of a 37 year-old man, resdent in prison, that was brought to the emergency room, ith a suspected six day rectal foreign body retention, that he patient stated to be a deodorant cap. There was no elevant medical history except for prior consumption of rugs, and the guards who accompanied him denied current ossession of illicit substances. The patient reported abdomnal...