Citation

McCallum WG, Fromm RE. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 1995; 13(4): 419-420.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Services, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0735-6757(95)90128-0

PMID

7605527

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.

Language: en