Delayed foreign body reaction following air gun-pellet trauma.
A case report of a 20-year, delayed foreign body reaction is presented. The unique, accidental, self-inflicted trauma circumstances of the air gun pellet (B-B) injury to the foot are reported. The basic preoperative and postoperative considerations of excision are also reviewed.
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D000328:Adult; D018409:Foot Injuries; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology