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Child with Closed Head Injury and Persistent Vomiting
- Source :
- Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 171-173 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- eScholarship Publishing, University of California, 2024.
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Abstract
- Case Presentation: We present the case of a six-year-old child with autism who presented with persistent vomiting in the setting of a closed head injury (CHI). Computed tomography of the head was normal, but due to persistent vomiting a radiograph of the abdomen was done, which showed multiple, rare-earth magnets in the abdomen. There was no history of witnessed ingestion. These magnets had caused enteroenteric fistula formation leading to persistent vomiting. Discussion: In the setting of CHI, vomiting can be a sign of concussion or intracranial hemorrhage. In cases of CHI where intracranial pathology is ruled out and vomiting still persists, it is important to explore intra-abdominal causes of vomiting, especially in developmentally challenged children as they have higher incidence of unwitnessed foreign body ingestions.
- Subjects :
- Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2474252X
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9088a7aa3ca48d38989f38a678de52e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.4814