An unusual foreign body in the eye

An unusual foreign body in the eye.

To cite: Yeo DCM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200144 DESCRIPTION Foreign bodies in the eye can often lodge itself in the adnexae of the eye and not just in the cornea. A thorough history and examination can often aid in detecting these usually non-obvious materials. A 56-year-old woman presented with an acute red eye of a day’s duration. Sh...

Case of Unusual Foreign Body in the Eye

42nd Gurkhas, Manipur. S. A., a rifleman, came to hospital witn purulent "ophthalmia of one eye. The history was as follows : Whilst out shooting five days ago in going through the thick jungle he felt some thing suddenly hit his eye. Beyond the eye watering lie felt no more discomfort, and took no notice of it. However, two days after his eye inflamed, lie had pain, lachrymation and photophobi...

An Unusual Foreign Body in the Rectum

This is the report of an unusual foreign body in the rectum which was a complication of the migration of an esophageal Celestin's prosthesis.

An unusual foreign body in the urethra.

A 24 years-old man was referred to our hospital due to the insertion of 3 pieces of 12×6mm discshaped acrylic beads together with J shaped bougie into the urethra. Bougie was used to push beads into the urethra (Figure 1, 2). In order to maintain the urinary flow, urethral catheter was inserted at previous hospital (Figure 3). Bougie was removed easily together with urethral catheter but beads ...

An Unusual Foreign Body in the Ear