Abstract
The purpose of the study. To describe a clinical case of sepsis in a child due to accidental ingestion of magnetic objects.Materials and methods. Medical records of a 3-year-old patient were analyzed. Clinical presentation of diffuse purulent peritonitis was found at admission. Sepsis was diagnosed according to age-specific criteria, laboratory test findings, evidence of infection and organ dysfunction.Results. During the surgery, diffuse fecal peritonitis was found, which had been caused by 9 unidentified magnetic foreign objects found in the intestinal lumen. The postoperative period had a severe course accompanied by developing cardiovascular, respiratory, and intestinal multiple organ failure..Conclusion. In young children, foreign magnetic bodies can damage the gastrointestinal tract.
Highlights
Mostly young children, often swallow accidentally various objects comprizing the foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract [1,2,3,4]
Two or more swallowed magnetic objects move along the gastrointestinal tract at different speeds, and actively interact with each other [5, 6, 8, 13]
Collective decision: appendicitis complicated by diffuse peritonitis; preoperative preparation for 2—3 hours and subsequent surgical treatment were indicated
Summary
Mostly young children, often swallow accidentally various objects comprizing the foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract [1,2,3,4]. Two or more swallowed magnetic objects move along the gastrointestinal tract at different speeds, and actively interact with each other [5, 6, 8, 13]. Данная ситуация через неопределенное время вызывает повреждение стенки кишечника с возникновением неспецифических симптомов, в результате чего происходят различного рода осложнения: перфорация кишечной стенки, непроходимость кишечника, кровотечение, кишечные свищи и соустья, перитонит [1,2,3,4,5, 7, 8, 10,11,12].
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