title: Silver nitrate masquerading as a radiopaque foreign body.
abstract: Silver nitrate is commonly used as a method of chemical cauterization to areas of hypergranulation. We report two cases wherein silver nitrate in the hand was misinterpreted radiologically as foreign bodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland. claraghhealy@eircom.net
authors.forename: Claragh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canney
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Padraic
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Regan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012835:Silver Nitrate