Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report
Background: Falling from height is a common condition that can occur in different age groups. Many types of injuries can occur due to it, such as skull fractures. Skull penetrating foreign bodies (other than fire arm injuries and explosives) are generally uncommon. Penetrating blunt objects is rare....
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| description | Background: Falling from height is a common condition that can occur in different age groups. Many types of injuries can occur due to it, such as skull fractures. Skull penetrating foreign bodies (other than fire arm injuries and explosives) are generally uncommon. Penetrating blunt objects is rare. CT is a useful modality in diagnosis of head trauma in general and in diagnosis of penetrating foreign bodies especially. Unlike magnetic resonance imaging which is useful in special cases of head trauma with a penetrating foreign body.
Case Report: We present a case in which a child presented at Sohag University hospital with falling from a height less than 2 meters causing penetration of the frontal bone of the skull by a stone on the land, which is a very rare presentation. The patient presented with scalp bleeding, post-concussion and disturbed conscious level. Vital signs were normal. A Computed Tomography scan (Multislice CT – 8 slices) of the skull was done with 3D reformatted images.
Conclusion: Head trauma from penetrating objects (other than knife stapes or fire arm injuries) is uncommon. Blunt object penetration is very uncommon. It can be serious or even fatal. CT is the best imaging modality for diagnosis of such lesions. Metallic artifacts can be a limitation of their role. Although the finding is almost diagnostic, still the history and clinical finding is the key for diagnosis as the shape and density of the stone in some sections could be similar to ivory osteoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e8005328d6f483a9c43a5c173b4fda02023-02-13T11:05:32ZengSouth Valley University, Faculty of MedicineSVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences2735-427X2636-34022023-01-0161 397405 DOI:10.21608/SVUIJM.2022.167431.1430Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case ReportAhmad Mokhtar Abodahab*0 Ebtsam Ahmed Mohammed Abdelbary1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine , Sohag University, Sohag, EgyptDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine , Sohag University, Sohag, EgyptBackground: Falling from height is a common condition that can occur in different age groups. Many types of injuries can occur due to it, such as skull fractures. Skull penetrating foreign bodies (other than fire arm injuries and explosives) are generally uncommon. Penetrating blunt objects is rare. CT is a useful modality in diagnosis of head trauma in general and in diagnosis of penetrating foreign bodies especially. Unlike magnetic resonance imaging which is useful in special cases of head trauma with a penetrating foreign body. Case Report: We present a case in which a child presented at Sohag University hospital with falling from a height less than 2 meters causing penetration of the frontal bone of the skull by a stone on the land, which is a very rare presentation. The patient presented with scalp bleeding, post-concussion and disturbed conscious level. Vital signs were normal. A Computed Tomography scan (Multislice CT – 8 slices) of the skull was done with 3D reformatted images. Conclusion: Head trauma from penetrating objects (other than knife stapes or fire arm injuries) is uncommon. Blunt object penetration is very uncommon. It can be serious or even fatal. CT is the best imaging modality for diagnosis of such lesions. Metallic artifacts can be a limitation of their role. Although the finding is almost diagnostic, still the history and clinical finding is the key for diagnosis as the shape and density of the stone in some sections could be similar to ivory osteoma.https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/article_271229.htmlcomputed tomography; picture archiving & communication system (pacs); three dimensional (3d) |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Mokhtar Abodahab* Ebtsam Ahmed Mohammed Abdelbary Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences computed tomography; picture archiving & communication system (pacs); three dimensional (3d) |
| title | Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report |
| title_full | Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report |
| title_short | Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report |
| title_sort | skull penetrating stone due to falling from height a case report |
| topic | computed tomography; picture archiving & communication system (pacs); three dimensional (3d) |
| url | https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/article_271229.html |
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