1. [A 2-year-old child falls on its face].
- Author
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Friese N
- Subjects
- Child, Preschool, Diagnosis, Differential, Facial Injuries etiology, Foreign Bodies etiology, Humans, Male, Treatment Outcome, Wood, Wounds, Penetrating etiology, Accidental Falls, Facial Injuries diagnosis, Facial Injuries surgery, Foreign Bodies diagnosis, Foreign Bodies surgery, Wounds, Penetrating diagnosis, Wounds, Penetrating therapy
- Abstract
Foreign bodies in the face are often not discovered at first sight. If there is reasonable suspicion caused by anamnesis or by clinical examination of a facial foreign body, a CT scan should be done. However, consideration should be given to wooden foreign bodies, which may appear different depending on the water content and are therefore often misinterpreted. Wooden foreign bodies should be extracted immediately to avoid severe complications. After surgery, regular controls of the wound should be carried out to immediately recognize and treat infection of the lesion.
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- 2012
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