A previously healthy, fully immunised and immunocompetent 8-year-old child sustained a puncture wound to the dorsum of the left foot from a Bidens pilosa (cobbler's peg) plant while walking through the family's chicken coop. Entry point was in the webspace of toes 2/3. Three-weeks post-injury, erythema and a fluctuant swelling with a purulent discharge developed proximal to toes 2/3. The family doctor prescribed oral cefalexin, but when after a week there was little improvement, an ultrasound demonstrated a foreign body, 14 mm  0.5 mm in dimension, between the necks of the second and third metatarsal bones. A referral was then made to our hospital for further management.Four-weeks post-injury, an incision and drainage was undertaken to remove the plant material, and intra-operative samples were sent for culture. No post-operative complications were observed, and the patient was discharged home and advised to

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