WOOD IN MY WEBSPACE: A CASE REPORT
- Author:
Muhammad Yasir Ahmad Muslim
1
;
Jayaletchumi Gunasagaran
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Retained foreign body; wood; entry wound; case report
- MeSH: Foreign Bodies
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2023;26(1):9-11
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: Penetrating injuries to the hand are common occurrence in the casualty. Careless removal of the penetrating foreign body potentially leads to retained fragments and infection. In diabetic patients, presentation might be delayed due to poor immune response and peripheral neuropathy leading to complications such as spread of infection and amputation. Detecting retained radiolucent foreign body when the entry wound has healed may pose a challenge. We present a case of retained pieces of wood in the first webspace of the hand which presents with infection distant from the healed entry site.
- Full text:2025082010123133554107122.pdf
