Fish scale: An unusual foreign body - 12/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/0735-6757(95)90128-0
William G.B McCallum, MD, Robert E Fromm, MD, MPH ⁎
From the Department of Emergency Services, The Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Address reprint requests to Dr Fromm, Department of Emergency Services, The Methodist Hospital, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, MSM 196, Houston, Texas 77030.Abstract |
Retained foreign bodies can be a source of infection and a cause of disability. A 63-year-old white man presented with a nonhealing wound of the right second finger of 1 month's duration. The injury occurred while cleaning fish. Radiographs and subsequent wound exploration showed a retained fish scale in a finger wound. In addition to foreign bodies, atypical infectious organisms must be considered in nonhealing wounds associated with fish or water.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Foreign body, wound, infection, fish scale
© 1995
Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 13 - N° 4
P. 419-420 - juillet 1995 Retour au numéro
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