Post-traumatic Bone Granuloma Caused by Retained Foreign Bodies

Riccardo De Angelis; Ruth Duttmann; Paolo Simoni

doi:10.7759/cureus.6959

Post-traumatic Bone Granuloma Caused by Retained Foreign Bodies

Cureus. 2020 Feb 11;12(2):e6959. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6959.

Authors

Riccardo De Angelis¹, Ruth Duttmann², Paolo Simoni³

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostic Imaging, Institut Bordet, Brussels, BEL.
² Anatomopathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, Brussels, BEL.
³ Radiology and Medical Imaging, Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital, Brussels, BEL.

Abstract

Bone granulomas (BGs) due to foreign bodies are a rare condition, especially in children, with only few cases reported in literature. As foreign bodies are not always visible on imaging, BGs can mimic bone tumors. We hereby present a case of a six-year-old boy with histopathologically confirmed BG of his right hand fifth finger due to intraosseous foreign bodies, along with imaging work-up.

Keywords: bone granuloma; foreign body; pseudotumors.

Publication types

Case Reports