Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 219--221

An unusual case of orbitocranial wooden foreign body with amazing outcome: A case report


Shyam Sundar Das Mohapatra1, Jayanta Das2, Harsha Bhattacharjee3 
1 DNB Resident, Department of Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
2 Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
3 Medical Director, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Shyam Sundar Das Mohapatra
Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, 96, Basistha Road, Guwahati - 781 028, Assam
India

Penetrating orbitocranial injuries can present with foreign body/bodies (FBs) lodged in eye, orbit, and/or brain. But limited literatures are available about FBs lodged partly in orbit and partly intracranially. Here, we present a rare case of orbitocranial wooden FB impacted in right palpebral aperture extending intracranially following accidental fall from height. Unexpectedly, the patient himself removed the FB in fully conscious and oriented state while waiting for neurosurgical intervention, later completely recovered under observation and antibiotic prophylaxis. Therefore, it is important to have high suspicion of intracranial extension in impacted orbital FBs and a team approach for managing such cases.


How to cite this article:
Mohapatra SS, Das J, Bhattacharjee H. An unusual case of orbitocranial wooden foreign body with amazing outcome: A case report.Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:219-221


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Mohapatra SS, Das J, Bhattacharjee H. An unusual case of orbitocranial wooden foreign body with amazing outcome: A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];68:219-221
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