A battery where it should not be

Authors

Anil S. Harugop, Department of ENT and HNS, J. N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Mansi A.R. Venkatramanan, Department of ENT and HNS, J. N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Lakshmi Goswami, Department of ENT and HNS, J. N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
S. Puneeth Nayak, Department of ENT and HNS, J. N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Harugop, Anil S.; Venkatramanan, Mansi A.R.; Goswami, Lakshmi; and Nayak, S. Puneeth (2022) "A battery where it should not be," Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU: Vol. 15: Iss. 3, Article 24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_123_22
Available at: https://kleijhsbr.researchcommons.org/journal/vol15/iss3/24

Pages

306

Last Page

308

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