Peri-orbital foreign body: A case report

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作者：
Antonio Moretti
Melissa Laus
Domenico Crescenzi
Adelchi Croce
机构：
[1] ENT Department, University G d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Hospital SS Annunziata, I-66100 Chieti, Via dei Vestini
来源：
Journal of Medical Case Reports | / 6卷 / 1期
关键词：
case report; diagnostic imaging; peri-orbital foreign body; surgery;
D O I：
10.1186/1752-1947-6-91
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摘要：
Introduction. Foreign bodies inside the orbital cavity are rare. They can cause more or less serious complications, depending on their nature and size. Case presentation. We report a case of a work-related accident involving a peri-orbital foreign body. The patient was a 50-year-old Caucasian man whose face was injured on the right side while he was working with an agricultural machine. On admission, he was fully conscious and did not have any neurological deficits. He had no loss of vision or ocular motility, but had a laceration of the lateral side of his right upper eyelid. A computed tomographic scan revealed a 6-cm-long bended metal object lodged in the lateral bulbar space of the right orbit. The patient recovered well after surgery and a course of antibiotic therapy. Conclusion: The original aspects of this case are the singularity of the foreign body and its relative harmlessness in spite of its large size. © 2012 Moretti et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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