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Indian Pediatr
; 55(6): 521-522, 2018 06 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29978823
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Safety-pin ingestion causing cardiovascular complications are very rare with high risk for mortality. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A 10-month-old child who presented with persistent irritability and intermittent fever of 1 month duration. The child had tachypnea and mild subcostal retractions. OBSERVATION: Investigations revealed open safety-pin in lower esophagus, and pericardial effusion that later progressed to cardiac tamponade during handling of the safety pin by endoscope. MESSAGE: It may be safer to drain pericardial collection before handling sharp foreign bodies in lower end of esophagus as it can worsen cardiac complications.
Subject(s)
Cardiac Tamponade/etiology , Esophagus , Foreign Bodies/diagnosis , Pericardial Effusion/etiology , Cardiac Tamponade/diagnosis , Foreign Bodies/complications , Humans , Infant , Pericardial Effusion/diagnosis
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Indian Pediatr
; 50(4): 435, 2013 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23665612