IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences

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Case Report


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107-110


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P Venkata Ramana Rao, Rama Krishna Pedada*, V Chandra Sekhar, P Ashok Kumar


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Button battery ingestion- case report and review


Case Report

Author Details : P Venkata Ramana Rao, Rama Krishna Pedada*, V Chandra Sekhar, P Ashok Kumar

Volume : 5, Issue : 3, Year : 2020

Article Page : 107-110

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2020.025



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Abstract

Over the last few years there is a rise in use of button batteries in various toys and other electronic gadgets.
Easy availability and small size of these batteries pose a significant risk of ingestion in small children.
Button battery ingestion can lead to serious health hazards very rapidly. A 2-year-old girl presented to
the emergency room of a community hospital complaining of hematemesis. X-ray showed a coin lithium
battery located in the esophagus, and she was transferred to a referral hospital and succumbed to death after
4 hours survival in king george hospital. Postmortem examination revealed massive blood clots in stomach.

Keywords: Button battery, Children, Hematemesis, Esophagus, Blood clots.


How to cite : Rao P V R, Pedada R K, Sekhar V C, Kumar P A, Button battery ingestion- case report and review. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2020;5(3):107-110

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