TY - JOUR
T1 - Spondylodiscitis associated with button battery ingestion
T2 - Prompt evaluation with MRI
AU - Young, Allen
AU - Tekes, Aylin
AU - Huisman, Thierry A.G.M.
AU - Bosemani, Thangamadhan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Spondylodiscitis is a rare complication of unwitnessed button battery ingestion in children. We report a case of a 20-month-old girl who presented to the emergency room 2 weeks after endoscopic removal of unwitnessed, impacted esophageal battery. Delayed presentation of spondylodiscitis after foreign body removal is related to local injury, pressure necrosis, and perforation. The bilaminar shape of an unknown ingested foreign body should alert the treating physician that it might be a battery rather than a coin. Prompt evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging is essential to prevent neurological deficit and/or spinal deformities.
AB - Spondylodiscitis is a rare complication of unwitnessed button battery ingestion in children. We report a case of a 20-month-old girl who presented to the emergency room 2 weeks after endoscopic removal of unwitnessed, impacted esophageal battery. Delayed presentation of spondylodiscitis after foreign body removal is related to local injury, pressure necrosis, and perforation. The bilaminar shape of an unknown ingested foreign body should alert the treating physician that it might be a battery rather than a coin. Prompt evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging is essential to prevent neurological deficit and/or spinal deformities.
KW - Spondylodiscitis
KW - button battery ingestion
KW - children
KW - magnetic resonance imaging
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U2 - 10.1177/1971400915611142
DO - 10.1177/1971400915611142
M3 - Article
C2 - 26459202
AN - SCOPUS:84946564582
SN - 1971-4009
VL - 28
SP - 504
EP - 507
JO - Neuroradiology Journal
JF - Neuroradiology Journal
IS - 5
ER -