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Cutaneous foreign bodies: elusive presentation. Case report and review of the literature
Fatima Al-Jasmi1, Sultan Al-Khenaizan
1Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
International Journal of Dermatology
|July 9, 2002
Abstract:
Injuries by foreign bodies are a common problem in children, and sewing needles are not uncommonly found foreign bodies. Cutaneous foreign bodies are also occasionally seen, and these patients are referred to dermatologists because of skin findings resulting from body reactions. In this report we present an unusual case of a foreign body presenting as a linear skin eruption.
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