
pmid: 19028040
An 18-year-old youth presented to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of a BB in his right knee. He had been at a party the previous evening where some youths shot him. Examination revealed two small holes over the right knee; palpation suggested foreign bodies. He also complained of chest pain, giving a history of asthma. Physical examination revealed some tiny (l–2 mm) red marks over the anterior chest. There were a few wheezes but otherwise normal breath sounds. The heart sounds were normal and he had no jugular venous distention. The right knee had an entrance wound, below which there was a palpable small hard lump. There was an abrasion on the right elbow, but no entrance or exit wounds. Neurovascular examination was intact. Chest X-ray studies revealed metallic linear structures— two in the right middle lobe and one in the superior mediastinum (Figure l, A and B, arrows). No pneumothorax was present. There also appeared to be one in the infradiaphragmatic region. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a straight pin above the aortic arch between the origin of the left carotid and left subclavian artery against the esophagus. The pin had its tip in a disk of the thoracic spine (Figure 2, arrow). Also, a pin can be seen near the region of the spleen on the lower cuts of the CT scan.
Male, Radiography, Adolescent, Thoracic Injuries, Needles, Humans, Wounds, Gunshot, Knee Injuries, Emergency Service, Hospital, Foreign Bodies
Male, Radiography, Adolescent, Thoracic Injuries, Needles, Humans, Wounds, Gunshot, Knee Injuries, Emergency Service, Hospital, Foreign Bodies
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