Intrathoracic foreign body diagnosed late after penetrating chest traumaduring the Covid-19 Pandemic
International Journal of Development Research
Intrathoracic foreign body diagnosed late after penetrating chest traumaduring the Covid-19 Pandemic
Received 17th August, 2020; Received in revised form 06th September, 2020; Accepted 26th October, 2020; Published online 30th November, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Caio Plácido Costa Arcanjo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Patient: A 44-year-old man, farmer, from a rural town in Ceará, Brazil, came to the doctor’s office complaining of ventilatory-dependent chest pain and sporadic hemoptysis, with dyspnea on moderate exertion. Diagnosis: During history-taking, the patient described a piercing stab wound to the chest two years before.Thoracic inspection showed a scar of approximately 2 cm below the left scapula; and a chest X-ray revealed part of the blade from the weapon used in his trauma, fully inserted into his chest. Intervention: None, the patient was discharged for regular outpatient follow-up.Hospitalization for surgery will only be scheduled after a reduction in the demand for ICU beds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
