An unusual parotid foreign body presenting as recurrent trismus.
A case is reported of a foreign body in the left parotid gland, which presented in an unusual manner following a trivial injury and posed a difficult diagnostic problem, trismus being the most prominent clinical feature. The importance of having a high index of suspicion for retained foreign bodies is stressed.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland; D012008:Recurrence; D014313:Trismus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology