Journals / Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery / 2017 / Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 1

Ulceration Caused by a Small Alkaline Battery: Case Report and Literature Review

Küçük Alkalin Pil ile Cilt Ülserasyonu: Olgu Sunumu ve Literatürün Gözden Geçirilmesi

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It is important to acknowledge the negative consequences and signs and symptoms of such conditions, and note that the battery may stick to body parts such as genital, medial femoral, anal, and intergluteal regions that remain in the diaper-covered area and may cause skin ulcerations due to the electrolytic characteristics of the stool

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Objective & Hypothesis:Small alkaline or lithium-ion batteries, which are commonly referred to as watch batteries or button cells, may cause potentially dangerous organ injuries and tissue damage if swallowed.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, we present the case of an 18-month-old male who swallowed a cell which caused damage in the medial femoral area after harmlessly passing through the entire gastrointestinal tract.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is important to acknowledge the negative consequences and signs and symptoms of such conditions, and note that the battery may stick to body parts such as genital, medial femoral, anal, and intergluteal regions that remain in the diaper-covered area and may cause skin ulcerations due to the electrolytic characteristics of the stool
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Abstract

Small alkaline or lithium-ion batteries, which are commonly referred to as watch batteries or button cells, may cause potentially dangerous organ injuries and tissue damage if swallowed. This condition, which is commonly seen in children, may cause damage, particularly in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, as well as in the nose, external ear canal, and middle and inner ears. Ulceration due toxin contact is a very rare condition. In this study, we present the case of an 18-month-old male who swallowed a cell which caused damage in the medial femoral area after harmlessly passing through the entire gastrointestinal tract. The battery caused skin necrosis with the contribution of the electrolytic effect of stool in a diaper is an infrequent case and avoidable with only the parents' attention. Usually, swallowing watch batteries does not cause any symptoms or findings, and it easily excreted in stool. However, serious injuries and even deaths in cases involving the nasal cavities, outer and inner ear, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and neighboring organs have been reported in the literature. It is important to acknowledge the negative consequences and signs and symptoms of such conditions, and note that the battery may stick to body parts such as genital, medial femoral, anal, and intergluteal regions that remain in the diaper-covered area and may cause skin ulcerations due to the electrolytic characteristics of the stool

Özet

Genellikle düğme pil veya saat pili olarak bilinen küçük alkalin veya lityum iyon piller, yutulduğunda ciddi organ ve doku hasarlarına yol açabilmektedir. Genellikle çocuklarda rastlanılan bu durum, özellikle solunum ve sindirim yolağında olmakla birlikte burun, dış kulak yolu, orta ve iç kulakta da görülebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, yuttuğu pilin tüm gastrointestinal yolağı zararsızca kat etmesi sonunda, medial femoral bölgesinde cilt hasarı oluşan 18 aylık erkek bebek vakasını sunmaktayız. Bebek bezi kullanması nedeniyle gaita ile temas eden pilin, elektrolitik etki sonucu cilt nekrozu yapması, nadir ve sadece ebeveynlerin dikkatiyle önlenebilecek bir durumdur. Bu tarz pillerin yutulması genellikle herhangi bir bulgu vermeden gaita ile atılımla sonuçlanmaktadır. Ama literatürde nazal boşluk, dış ve iç kulak, özofagus, mide, barsak ve komşu organların hasarına bağlı ciddi yaralanmalar ve hatta ölümler bildirilmiştir. Pile bağlı oluşan hasarların negatif sonuçlarını, bulgu ve semptomlarını bilmek, bebeklerde genital, medial femoral, anal ve intergluteal bölgelerde yapışarak gaitanın elektrolitik etkisiyle cilt hasarına yol açabileceğini akılda tutmak önemli olacaktır

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TEKİN, F., TANER, Ö. F., CERAN, C., TEKİN, Ö., TEZCAN, S. (2017). Ulceration Caused by a Small Alkaline Battery: Case Report and Literature Review. Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 1, 39–41. https://ajindex.com/articles/375870

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