Sunflower rectal bezoar presenting with an acute abdomen in a 3-year-old child.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 26(9): 662-4, 2010 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20838186
ABSTRACT
This is a case of a 3-year-old boy with a sunflower-seed rectal bezoar who presented to our emergency department with fever, abdominal pain, leukocytosis, vomiting, and an examination concerning for appendicitis. A failed diagnostic imaging attempt ultimately led to the diagnosis. Children with rectal bezoars typically present with diarrhea, rectal pain, and tenesmus. Our patient presented atypically and developed significant colitis secondary to the bezoar. We discuss bezoars and the uncommon rectal seed bezoar. This case illustrates an atypical complication (colitis) of an unusual condition (rectal bezoar) mimicking a relatively common illness (appendicitis).
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reto
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Bezoares
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Abdome Agudo
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Helianthus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Emerg Care
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos