Presentation
Presented with local pain after a glass injury to the palm 10 days prior.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Foreign body in palm
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There is a linear echogenic focus in the subcutaneous tissue of palm at the site of pain pointed by the patient. There is the presence of a reverberation artifact. It is a glass foreign body. The foreign body is surrounded by hypoechoic rim representing early granuloma formation. However, there is no local abscess.
Case Discussion
A young male had glass injury to the palm. Ultrasound shows a soft tissue foreign body with an associated reverberation artifact.
The glass foreign body was retrieved surgically.
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