title: Fish scale: an unusual foreign body.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Services, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: McCallum
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Fromm
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology