Eight men were treated in a primary care setting. We report the case of a 14 year old healthy boy, who was admitted six weeks after being injured by a palm tree thorn, with limping caused by pain and swelling in his right knee. Palm tree thorn injury is characterized by a painful and protracted inflammation.
Plant Thorn Synovitis of the Hand in an Adult Patient A Case Report
The best way to treat palm tree injury is to identify the thorn and remove it from the tissue.
Most of the injuries happen to workers in the plantation or to children.
7 interesting trends related to palm tree thorn. Apparently, when the frond struck,. Making a clinical diagnosis of a date palm thorn injury can be challenging for the treating physician, especially when the injury history is unclear and the signs are nonspecific. However, in almost all cases, a foreign body was found during.
Penetration of a palm thorn into the earlobe is an unrecognized cause of local inflammation. Date palm thorn injuries are common in middle eastern countries where there are many date palm plantations. The intensity and duration of pain, the results. 2 periocular date palm thorn injuries are relatively rare.
This can be accomplished by minor surgery as in the present case or by more invasive procedures.
We describe a case of injury from a palm tree thorn in this uncommon site. There are published case reports describing plant injuries causing a monoarticular arthritis, such as plant thorn synovitis; The stab causes an acute local inflammation even if no part of the thorn remains in the affected tissue.
