Doctors find knife embedded in man’s chest that was leaking pus

A man from Tanzania who sought medical care for pus leaking just below one of his nipples learned he had a knife blade embedded in his chest from an attack eight years before.

The 44-year-old man, who was not identified, told doctors he had no chest pain, difficulty breathing, cough or fever, according to a report in the Journal of Surgical Case Reports . Except for the infection, which had been exuding pus below his right nipple for 10 days, he was otherwise healthy.

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He had been in a violent fight eight years earlier when he was cut multiple times on his face, back, chest and abdomen, the May 31, 2025, report said. He received first aid at a health clinic where his wounds were stitched but was not referred for an X-r