A Fatal Case of Lithium Battery Ingestion in a 2-Month-Old Child: A Case Report

Safi, Faiza; Louati, Hamdi; Abid, Hamdi; Hsairi, Manel; Zghal, Mohamed Ali; Gargouri, Lamia; Mahfoudh, Abdelmajid

doi:10.22038/ijp.2017.27670.2392

A Fatal Case of Lithium Battery Ingestion in a 2-Month-Old Child: A Case Report

Authors

Faiza Safi ¹

Hamdi Louati ²

Hamdi Abid ²

Manel Hsairi ²

Mohamed Ali Zghal ²

Lamia Gargouri ²

Abdelmajid Mahfoudh ²

¹ 1Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

² Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

10.22038/ijp.2017.27670.2392

Abstract

Ingestion of batteries by children became more frequent in recent years, due to the increasing accessibility of electronic toys and devices to children. We report a fatal evolution of battery ingestion in a 2-month-old boy.
Lithium battery ingestion is a serious condition with high risk of life-threatening complications in childhood and it can be fatal especially in extreme age, under 6 months. Urgent endoscopic removal is the best treatment to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality.

Keywords

Lithium

battery

Child