Splinters (cont.)
Medical Author:
Clifford Spanierman, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM
IN THIS ARTICLESplinters SymptomsUsually, a splinter is fairly obvious. You feel pain and asense that a foreign body is embedded in the skin. Often, you can see the splinter in or under the skin. You may have only a small flow of blood or no bleeding at all. You may or may not be able to feel the splinter or a tip of it. Sometimes, you may not notice a splinter at all until an infection develops. Then, the areabecomes red, swollen, warm, and tender. |
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Soft tissue foreign bodies are frequently a result of penetrating or abrasive trauma and can result in substantial patient discomfort, deformity, complications involving localized and systemic infection, and further trauma during removal.
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