title: Embedded tooth fragment masquerading as keloid for 11 months.
abstract: A foreign body retained in the skin can originate from numerous sources and most of the time these foreign bodies are removed without any sequelae. The present article reports a case of persistent swelling in the lower lip misdiagnosed as keloid, which later turned out to be an embedded tooth fragment identified post spontaneous extrusion after 11 months.
authors.affiliation: Command Hospital, Air Force, Banglore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Gurveen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waraich
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garekar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000175:diagnosis; D022125:Lacerations / Q000150:complications; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications*