[A foreign body in the tongue].
A 3-year-old boy was referred to the emergency department of a medical centre because of a local swelling of the tongue. Radiographic imaging concluded that it concerned a complete tooth, which had been overlooked during an earlier visit to the same department. The foreign body was removed easily under general anaesthesia. A foreign body in the lip is a feature frequently seen by family physicians and in emergency departments of medical centres. However, a foreign body in the tongue is, by contrast, less often reported. Physical examination is the key factor in diagnostics. When in doubt, a radiograph should be made.
Groh
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Flevoziekenhuis, Almere. or.groh@gmail.com
Southwold
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Verbeek
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome