title: [Wrong diagnosis of a foreign body incorporation after a dog bite in the hand].
abstract: The case of a patient with foreign body incorporation after a dog bite is reported. The radiographic aspect and the density in CT was that of a fragmented tooth. The particle was visible in plain radiography. After operative extraction, the patient was discharged without any symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Institut und Poliklinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Neufang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prokop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004285:Dogs; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014070:Tooth
vernacular_title: Fehldiagnose einer Fremdkörperinkorporation durch Hundebissverletzung der Hand.