Abstract
We report a case of retained wooden foreign body in the zygomatic region which posed a considerable diagnostic difficulty and was the source of persistent draining sinus and other distressing symptoms. The patient was not aware of the foreign body in the maxillofacial region. In such cases a thorough history of the patient is of utmost importance. The case has been described to highlight the problems associated in managing unlikely foreign bodies at unusual facial sites when there is a possibility that radiolucent material is embedded in the wound.
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Vikram, A., Mowar, A. & Kumar, S. Wooden Foreign Body Embedded in the Zygomatic Region for 2 Years. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 11, 96–100 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-010-0161-1
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