A battery where it should not be
The shiny and attractive nature of objects such as button batteries or coins draws children toward them. It is vital to correctly identify such foreign bodies and promptly remove them without causing any fragmentation or damage as that may cause the electrolyte within the battery to leak and further...
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| author | Anil S Harugop Mansi A R. Venkatramanan Lakshmi Goswami S Puneeth Nayak |
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| description | The shiny and attractive nature of objects such as button batteries or coins draws children toward them. It is vital to correctly identify such foreign bodies and promptly remove them without causing any fragmentation or damage as that may cause the electrolyte within the battery to leak and further corrode the mucosa. Here, we present the case of a 5-year-old girl referred from a community hospital with a foreign object in the nose and how it was managed in a timely and successful manner. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8725acf49c894651a9e80a8bf9b24cc42022-12-22T03:32:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU2542-62142542-62222022-01-0115330630810.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_123_22A battery where it should not beAnil S HarugopMansi A R. VenkatramananLakshmi GoswamiS Puneeth NayakThe shiny and attractive nature of objects such as button batteries or coins draws children toward them. It is vital to correctly identify such foreign bodies and promptly remove them without causing any fragmentation or damage as that may cause the electrolyte within the battery to leak and further corrode the mucosa. Here, we present the case of a 5-year-old girl referred from a community hospital with a foreign object in the nose and how it was managed in a timely and successful manner.http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=306;epage=308;aulast=Harugopalkalibatterybuttonforeign bodynasal cavity |
| spellingShingle | Anil S Harugop Mansi A R. Venkatramanan Lakshmi Goswami S Puneeth Nayak A battery where it should not be Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU alkali battery button foreign body nasal cavity |
| title | A battery where it should not be |
| title_full | A battery where it should not be |
| title_fullStr | A battery where it should not be |
| title_full_unstemmed | A battery where it should not be |
| title_short | A battery where it should not be |
| title_sort | battery where it should not be |
| topic | alkali battery button foreign body nasal cavity |
| url | http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=306;epage=308;aulast=Harugop |
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