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Skin Foreign Body Definition
Common names:
  • Foreign Body Skin
  • Object Stuck in the Skin
  • Skin Foreign Body
  • Something Stuck in the Skin
  • Splinter
A person with a skin foreign body has an object lodged underneath the surface of the skin.

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Last Updated: Sep 9, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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