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Pneumonitis secondary to drug induced gastric perforation
H Rahman1, R L Agrawal, A K Srivastava
1Department of Pediatrics, M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad.
The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences
|October 1, 1991
Insights
A 3-year-old child experienced chemical pneumonitis from a drug-induced gastric perforation. Surgical repair and conservative management successfully treated the condition.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Pulmonology
Background:
- Drug-induced gastric perforation is a rare but serious complication in children.
- Chemical pneumonitis can occur secondary to gastrointestinal events like perforation.
Abstract:
Chemical pneumonitis in a 3-year-old child due to drug-induced gastric perforation at fundus is reported. The child was managed by closure of perforation with omental patch, gastrostomy and conservative treatment.