Atypical Presentation of Multiple Foreign Body Ingestion

Foreign body ingestion is very common in childhood especially under 3 year of age. Pica syndrome is characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive. We present a 3-year old girl who presented to ER with symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	APSP Journal of Case Reports Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 7
Main Authors:	Aydın, Emrah, Bent, Sultan, Ayan, Burak
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pakistan EL-MED-Pub 05-01-2017
Subjects:	Case Report Foreign body Children Pica syndrome Intestinal perforation
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Summary:	Foreign body ingestion is very common in childhood especially under 3 year of age. Pica syndrome is characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive. We present a 3-year old girl who presented to ER with symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction.
ISSN:	2218-8185 2218-8185
DOI:	10.21699/ajcr.v8i1.525