16YOM PRESENTS WITH A RETAINED FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT HEEL. X-RAY DOES SHOW METALLIC FOREIGN BODY IN THE SOFT TISSUE, SUPERFICIAL. DOES NOT RECALL AN ISOLATED EVENT OF STEPPING ON ANYTHING PARTICULARLY PAINFUL. APPROXIMATELY 0.75 CM METALLIC NEEDLE REMOVED FROM THE SOFT TISSUE OF THE HEEL. DX: FOREIGN BODY (FB) IN SOFT TISSUE
Date: 4/28/2025
Category: other / not elsewhere classified
Product: PINS AND NEEDLES
Products involved: PINS AND NEEDLES; UNCATEGORIZED PRODUCT (TO BE ASSIGNED)
Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Body part: Foot
Location: Not Recorded