Citation

Gutiérrez-Higueras T, Calera-Cortés F, Sáinz-de la Cuesta Alonso S, Vicent-Forés S. J. Am. Coll. Emerg. Physicians Open 2021; 2(6): e12540.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/emp2.12540

PMID

34918007

PMCID

PMC8641914

Abstract

A 31-year-old man with a history of borderline personality disorder and multiple foreign bodies ingestion presented to the emergency department with generalized abdominal pain and suicidal thoughts. Vital signs showed a temperature of 38.3°C (101°F) with a pulse rate of 112 beats/min and blood pressure of 138/72 mm Hg. Physical examination revealed general abdominal pain with no guarding. Laboratory examination indicated a white blood cell (WBC) count of 16,760/μL and a C-reactive protein level of 201.76 mg/dL. The radiography for the chest and abdomen showed multiple cylindrical batteries, 15 batteries in the epigastric and left hypochondriac region, 4 batteries in the right lumbar region, and 1 battery in the hypogastrium...

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