CASE REPORT ON A UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN AN UNUSUAL LOCATION

Incidence of a foreign body in the pediatric age group is not an uncommon scenario. We encountered a rare case of a pediatric male patient that presented to the OPD with a cystic swelling along with a granulomatous mass in the left inguinal region. On further investigations, he was found to have aunusual foreign body, a 7cm wooden pencil in the deep subcutaneous and adductor compartment of muscles in the medial aspect of left upper thigh. The wound was explored and the foreign body was retrieved successfully. This case is remarkable due to the unusual presentation of this child in the OPD, the unusual nature and location of the foreign body and the steps taken in the successful management of the case.