An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail

We describe a case of a 28-month-old boy who presented to our emergency department with a right orbital penetration by an iron nail. At presentation, no pain or functional loss were noted. Plain head radiographs and computed tomography were performed and demonstrated a two centimeters long nail pene...

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Published in:	Oman journal of ophthalmology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 92 - 93
Main Authors:	Weill, Yishay, Drabkin, Elena, Hanhart, Joel, Brosh, Koby
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2018 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Caregivers CAT scans Clinical Image Eye Eye trauma Health aspects Hospital emergency services Injuries Management nail injury Ophthalmology penetrating orbital trauma Practice Radiography Trauma Jerusalem Israel nail injury penetrating orbital trauma Eye trauma
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Summary:	We describe a case of a 28-month-old boy who presented to our emergency department with a right orbital penetration by an iron nail. At presentation, no pain or functional loss were noted. Plain head radiographs and computed tomography were performed and demonstrated a two centimeters long nail penetrating the right orbit. The foreign body was extracted carefully in the operating room. No complications were observed upon follow-up. Rarely, orbital penetration by an iron-nail can present without functional disturbances or pain and is not necessarily accompanied by sequelae.
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ISSN:	0974-620X 0974-7842
DOI:	10.4103/ojo.OJO_120_2016