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Disc Battery - An Unusual Vaginal Foreign Body in a Child.

Yousuf Aziz Khan1, Mansoor Mahmood1, Esmaeel Taqi1

  • 1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ibn Sina Hospital of Surgical Specialties, Al-Sabah Health Region,Safat - 13115, State of Kuwait.

APSP Journal of Case Reports
|September 28, 2016
PubMed
Summary

A young child inserted a lithium battery into her vagina, causing ulceration. Prompt removal via vaginoscopy led to a favorable outcome, highlighting the risks of foreign body insertion.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Foreign Body Ingestion/Insertion

Background:

  • Disc battery ingestion is a common pediatric emergency, often causing esophageal injury.
  • Foreign body insertion into other natural orifices, such as the vagina, is less frequently reported.

Observation:

  • A case of a 2-and-a-half-year-old female child with self-insertion of a lithium battery into the vagina is presented.
  • The inserted lithium battery was found to be corroded and had caused vaginal ulceration.

Findings:

  • Vaginoscopy enabled the successful retrieval of the foreign body.
  • The patient experienced a favorable post-operative outcome following the battery's removal.

Implications:

Keywords:
ChildrenLithium disc batteryVaginal foreign body

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  • Physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion for unusual foreign body insertions in children.
  • Early recognition and intervention are crucial to prevent severe complications from lithium battery insertion.
  • This case underscores the potential for rapid tissue damage caused by corroded lithium batteries in pediatric patients.