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Cat-bite right hand and wrist, wounds volar aspect. Retained foreign body?
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Osteomyelitis from cat bite
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No retained radiopaque foreign bodies at the indicated sites of concern.
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The patient represented one month later.
There is osteolysis at the lateral cortex of the distal radius with adjacent soft tissue swelling, in keeping with osteomyelitis.
At the indicated site of concern, there is a small curvilinear radiopaque structure, suspicious for a retained foreign body.
Case Discussion
Osteolysis is a typical feature of osteomyelitis seen in plain film imaging.
Initial radiographs can be occult, as in this case.
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