TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Life threatening airway obstruction: a hazard of concealed eating disorders
JO  - Journal of accident and emergency medicine
A1  - Jones, T. M.
A1  - Luke, L. C.
SP  - 332
EP  - 333
VL  - 15
IS  - 5
N2  - The ingestion of unusual objects is not uncommon in florid mental illness. Less common is the accidental ingestion of a foreign body which has been used to induce vomiting. A case is reported of complete dysphagia that resulted from impaction of a plastic fork in the hypopharynx. The patient had been attempting to induce vomiting and, as a result of the presentation, was found to be suffering from a previously concealed eating disorder (bulimia). Self induced vomiting is one criterion for the diagnosis of bulimia and a review of the literature indicates that accidental ingestion of large foreign bodies is an increasingly familiar hazard of occult bulimia.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -