Also known as: Outer ear infection
College student presents with hearing loss and ear infection from repetitive slapping game at fraternity party, complicated by excessive earwax buildup.
Metal wire from barbecue grill brush was unknowingly ingested in a cheeseburger, causing a mass in the esophagus that migrated to the gallbladder and a piece lodged in the tonsil causing infection and neurological symptoms.
Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation without stones
Gallbladder inflammation without gallstones caused by penetrating metal wire fragment from ingested grill brush bristle, requiring urgent cholecystectomy to prevent rupture.
Also known as: Throat abscess
Infection and fluid buildup in tonsil caused by embedded metal wire fragment, which also irritated the carotid artery causing neurological symptoms mimicking TIA.
Also known as: Leg amputation
Factory manager's hand and forearm caught in industrial meat grinder with severe contamination, crushed bones, and destroyed arteries. Surgical team grafts hand to ankle temporarily to maintain blood supply before replantation to forearm.
Also known as: Skin infection
Post-surgical skin infection develops at the forearm stump following the meat grinder injury and replantation surgery, requiring close monitoring and antibiotics.