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1Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. AlaoA@upstate.edu
West African Journal of Medicine
|December 29, 2006
Summary
Intentional foreign body ingestion is rare, especially when hallucinations command against swallowing. This case highlights unique psychiatric influences on surgical emergencies in a prison inmate.
Area of Science:
- Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Foreign body ingestion is common, but intentional ingestion presents unique challenges.
- Psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, can influence foreign body ingestion behaviors.
Observation:
- A case of a male prison inmate with depression and paranoid schizophrenia intentionally ingested a rolled metal tuna can lid.
- The patient experienced auditory hallucinations, but uniquely, they commanded him *not* to swallow the object.
Findings:
- Surgical evaluation led to successful foreign body removal via laparotomy.
- The patient recovered without complications and was discharged.
Implications:
- This case underscores the complex interplay between psychiatric symptoms and surgical emergencies.
- Understanding unusual psychiatric manifestations is crucial for managing intentional foreign body ingestions.
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