An unusual intracerebral foreign body asSociated with eye trauma |
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| Authors: | D. Lawson MBBS J. Glastonbury FRACO P. Oatey FRACS |
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| Affiliation: | Ophthalmology Registrar, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia;Visiting Ophthalmologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia;Senior Staff Neurosurgeon, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia |
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| Abstract: | A case report is presented of penetrating orbital trauma in the driver of a motor vehicle which collided with a kangaroo. A tooth fragment from the kangaroo traversed the orbit, lodging intracranially. Management of the case is described and appropriate choice of antibiotic regime discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Intracranial foreign body orbital trauma. |
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