Citation

Mercurio DC, Scace C, Shah B, Weiner E, Prasad R. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2018; 34(11): e211.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0000000000000954

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Abdominal pain is a challenging presentation in children. Examination findings and etiology vary greatly, spanning a vast spectrum from flatulence to frank peritonitis with septic shock. Here, we discuss a 10-year-old boy with 24 hours of progressively worsening lower abdominal pain, nausea, and subjective fevers. History and physical examination findings were consistent with appendicitis. However, physicians were surprised when the single-view abdominal radiograph showed an unanticipated, somewhat perplexing discovery.

Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion

Language: en