Respiratory, otolarynageal, and gastrointestinal foreign bodies are quite common in childhood and are frequently reported from the emergency department. Extremity foreign body in a child is an uncommon entity due to its lower incidence. Thus, foreign body in a child's limb has a propensity of getting missed or mistaken diagnosis. The article thus aims at laying out ways by which this situation can be best diagnosed and managed. Presentation Often a history of extremity foreign body is revealed in between 8 years of age.
There can be long delays between the initial events and final diagnosis of foreign body presence . This is because a child often fails to recall/express the events accurately or frequently forgets the event. The symptoms due to the foreign body may subside and remain silent for days/months. Sometimes, the manifestation is even delayed by several years. As far as a…
