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Journal of Medical Case Reports

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Case report

Peri-orbital foreign body: a case report

Authors: Antonio Moretti, Melissa Laus, Domenico Crescenzi, Adelchi Croce

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Introduction

Foreign bodies inside the orbital cavity are rare. They can cause more or less serious complications, depending on their nature and size.

Case presentation

We report a case of a work-related accident involving a peri-orbital foreign body. The patient was a 50-year-old Caucasian man whose face was injured on the right side while he was working with an agricultural machine. On admission, he was fully conscious and did not have any neurological deficits. He had no loss of vision or ocular motility, but had a laceration of the lateral side of his right upper eyelid. A computed tomographic scan revealed a 6-cm-long bended metal object lodged in the lateral bulbar space of the right orbit. The patient recovered well after surgery and a course of antibiotic therapy.

Conclusion

The original aspects of this case are the singularity of the foreign body and its relative harmlessness in spite of its large size.
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Metadata
Title
Peri-orbital foreign body: a case report
Authors
Antonio Moretti
Melissa Laus
Domenico Crescenzi
Adelchi Croce
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-91