Although injuries with the presence of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region are relatively common in urgency and emergency services, they still pose a diagnostic challenge that is related to several factors, such as type of trauma, foreign body material, patient's level of consciousness and anatomical site involved. A third of foreign bodies in the face are not detected upon initial examination and may remain in deep tissues until they are accidentally encountered by imaging tests for other purposes or until the patient shows symptoms such as pain or swelling. This article reports a case of a 9 cm piece of wood extracted from a patient's middle third region of the left midface after 30 days of trauma occurrence, with associated infection suggesting a clinical picture of neoplasia.Key words: Foreign Body; Infeccion; Maxillary Um corpo estranho de madeira incomum na face: relato de caso
ResUmoApesar dos ferimentos com a presença de corpos estranhos na região maxilofacial serem relativamente comuns nos serviços de urgência e emergência, eles ainda representam um desafio diagnóstico devido a fatores como: tipo de trauma, tipo de material do corpo estranho, localização anatômica e nível de consciência do paciente. Um terço dos corpos estranhos presentes na face não são detectados no exame inicial e permanecem nos tecidos profundos até que sejam detectados, acidentalmente, através de exames de imagem realizados para outros fins, ou no momento em que o paciente apresenta sintomatologia como dor e/ou edema. O presente artigo relata o caso da remoção de um pedaço de madeira de 9cm do terço médio da face esquerda do paciente, com infecção associada e imagem sugestiva de neoplasia, 30 dias após o acidente.
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