Migrating ingested wooden toothpick presenting as a neck lump: A case report
- Author:
Nur Eliana Ahmad Tarmizia
;
Chenthilnathan Periasamya
;
Avatar Singh Mohan Singh
;
Irfan Mohamad
- Publication Type:Case report
- Keywords:
abscess;
foreign body;
migratory;
neck
- MeSH:
Foreign Bodies;
Neck
- From:Archives of Orofacial Sciences
2017;12(2):114-117
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Foreign bodies (FB) are most often lodged in the upper digestive tract and amongst the common
encounter in outpatient clinic. In most instances, the ingested FB passes uneventfully through the
gastrointestinal tract without any harm but in certain cases, it can migrate extraluminally and lead to serious
complication. Long standing migrated FB can cause devastating complications like neck abscess and
injuries to the major blood vessels. In the present case, a wooden toothpick had migrated to the soft tissue
of the neck. A careful and detailed history with clinical-radiographic investigation helped to locate the
ingested FB and aided in its successful removal.
