Presentation
Keen gardener presented to GP with painful swelling in the first web space for 2 weeks post penetration from the tip of a palm frond
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Palm frond foreign body
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A 1.3cm echogenic foreign body is present with some surrounding fluid, but no significant shadowing.
Case Discussion
Tip of palm leaves form a hard spine that easily splinters to cause a painful foreign body reaction in the subcutaneous tissues
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