Citation

Mallon PT, White JS, Thompson RL. Hum. Exp. Toxicol. 2004; 23(4): 193-195.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Ward 9, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. petermallon@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15171570

Abstract

Accidental ingestion of electrical batteries occurs commonly in children. This rarely is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Significant symptoms can arise due to leakage of alkali or heavy metals from the battery after degradation in the gastrointestinal tract. The main heavy metal of concern in electrical batteries is mercury; this is the first report of ingestion of a lithium battery in a child associated with systemic absorption of lithium.

Language: en