An Unusual Foreign Body In The Mentum Of An Epileptic Case

Cutaneous foreign body penetration is a rare condition usually occuring due to impalement or high speed strike leading to inoculation of foreign body. Most encountered foreign bodies in skin are sharp or high speed materials. Foreign body penetrates the epidermis with it's high kinetic energy and indwells in the subcutaneous tissues. As a result of tissue reaction, a foreign body reaction (granulation tissue formation and giant cell reaction) or epithelisation may occur. Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent seizures in unpredictable times. Epileptic seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in cortical neurons and may lead to loss of consciousness. Convulsions during the seizures may cause severe traumas. Generaly blunt traumas and lacerations especially oral and maxillofacial injuries are frequently encountered. In addition fractures, burns, drowning and even trauma-related deaths can be seen in these patients.