A bizarre penetrating head wound with intraoral communication. Report of a case.
A case of a transcervical-intraoral penetrating foreign body in a 49-year-old man is presented. This is of interest because of the unusual mechanism of this potentially fatal injury, including the oral cavity, and because of the absence of serious neurologic sequelae.
D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000293:injuries; D019838:Neck Injuries; D014609:Uvula / Q000293:injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*