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February 5, 2026Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports

A retained wooden orbital foreign body masquerading as eyelid abscess in a 3-year child: A case report

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SGShivani GuptaVSVikrant Kumar SharmaDJDivya Harshwardhan Jain

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Overview

A case report reveals a retained wooden foreign body causing eyelid abscess in a child, highlighting diagnostic difficulties.

Key Points

  • To discuss the diagnostic challenges of retained wooden foreign bodies in children, particularly when initial trauma is trivial.
  • Conducted a thorough clinical evaluation of a 3-year-old child with a non-healing eyelid abscess.
  • Performed a computed tomography (CT) scan to investigate the cause of the abscess.
  • Executed surgical removal of the foreign body through orbital exploration.
  • Identified a retained wooden foreign body during surgical intervention that was missed in initial CT scans.
  • Complete recovery of the child post-surgery with resolution of the eyelid abscess.

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Gupta et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6984343ff1d9ada3c1fb2366https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.ijo_1523_25
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