@article{ref1,
title="Unusual sequela from a pencil stab wound reveals a retained graphite foreign body",
journal="Pediatric emergency care",
year="2014",
author="Seitz, Iris A. and Silva, Bradley A. and Schechter, Loren S.",
volume="30",
number="8",
pages="568-570",
abstract="Penetrating pencil-tip injuries are common among children and usually resolve without long-term sequelae. However, failure to detect and remove embedded pencil fragments can result in increased morbidity or misdiagnoses of other, more serious, conditions. We report on the case of a 10-year-old boy stabbed with a pencil on his right chin. Initial treatment in the emergency department included irrigation and closure of the laceration. Following suture removal, the patient returned to the emergency department (with bright-purple drainage from the wound site). Radiographic evaluation led to the discovery of an embedded foreign body requiring surgical removal.<p/> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-5161",
doi="10.1097/PEC.0000000000000192",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000000192"
}