Snookered! Facial infection secondary to occult foreign body.
A case is presented of a man suffering from a severe purulent temporofacial infection that was secondary to an occult foreign body. The patient had been impaled on a 13 cm section of snooker cue and was entirely unaware of its presence despite the size. The management of this case is presented and discussed.
Cameron
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Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK. malcolm.cameron@virgin.net
Phillips
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D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery