Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This is a clinical case of a 71-year-old woman who went to an urgent consultation for pain in the distal region of the sole of the right foot; she denied trauma or effort. On physical examination, there was an induration, which was painful on palpation. Ultrasound and X-ray evaluation showed a foreign body (FB) associated with a granuloma in the distal end of the metallic linear image, measuring 6.5 cm, projected at the base of the second metatarsal. When asked about the discovery, she remembered an episode of trauma with a rod from an umbrella, more than 40 years ago, which was supposedly removed by a healer. She was unaware that that piece of the object remained. Sent to traumatology, a partial extraction of the FB was performed. It showed extensive corrosion, causing a metallosis reaction. The patient kept a part of the FB with about 3 cm, with adequate healing, and she recovered completely.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.91451
Authors: Diana Marinha Cruz, José M. Seara, Daniel Ferreira Gonçalves
Institution: Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho
Language: English
Topic: Foreign Body Medical Cases
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413907276