McCallum W G, Fromm R E
Department of Emergency Services, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Am J Emerg Med. 1995 Jul;13(4):419-20. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(95)90128-0.
Retained foreign bodies can be a source of infection and a cause of disability. A 63-year-old white man presented with a nonhealing wound of the right second finger of 1 month's duration. The injury occurred while cleaning fish. Radiographs and subsequent wound exploration showed a retained fish scale in a finger wound. In addition to foreign bodies, atypical infectious organisms must be considered in nonhealing wounds associated with fish or water.
