An asymptomatic intraorbital foreign body for 30 years

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• 作者：Ryosei Minoda^a ; ^{minoda@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp} ; Takeshi Aoyama^a ; Yoshihiko Kumai^a ; Daizo Murakami^a ; Toshinori Hirai^b ; Eiji Yumoto^a
• 关键词：Intraorbital foreign bodies ; Metal ; Asymptomatic
• 刊名：Auris Nasus Larynx
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：August, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：40
• 期：4
• 页码：417-419
• 全文大小：1087 K

文摘

Intraorbital foreign bodies (IOFBs) are usually accompanied by notable skin wounds and/or ocular wounds, and often there is a clear history of a penetrating object. We report herein on a patient who had an asymptomatic IOFB for 30 years. To the best of our knowledge, there is only one other case of a patient with an IOFB for a longer asymptomatic period after the injury. IOFBs may be overlooked because a small penetrating wound may be accompanied by no signs of inflammation for many decades as in this patient's clinical course.