title: [A 2-year-old child falls on its face].
abstract: Foreign bodies in the face are often not discovered at first sight. If there is reasonable suspicion caused by anamnesis or by clinical examination of a facial foreign body, a CT scan should be done. However, consideration should be given to wooden foreign bodies, which may appear different depending on the water content and are therefore often misinterpreted. Wooden foreign bodies should be extracted immediately to avoid severe complications. After surgery, regular controls of the wound should be carried out to immediately recognize and treat infection of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Tübingen, Deutschland. Natascha.Friese@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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authors.lastname: Friese
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014934:Wood; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*