title: Knife blade as a facial foreign body.
abstract: This case demonstrates the unpredictability of foreign bodies in the face. The retained knife blade eluded detection on two separate examinations. The essential components to making a correct diagnosis of a foreign body following a stabbing to the face include a thorough review of the mechanism of injury, a complete head and neck examination, a high index of suspicion, and plain radiographs of the face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Righi
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Shahbahrami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis