Foreign body in finger

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Industrial accident. Foreign body in middle finger.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
x-ray

Nail embedded in the soft tissue of the middle finger.

No bony injury.

Case Discussion

Foreign bodies are a common presentation to A and E.  Some are more obvious than others like this one.

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