TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A case of esophageal perforation caused by suicidal caffeine poisoning in a teenager
JO  - Pediatric emergency medicine journal
A1  - Kim, So-Jin
A1  - Choi, Young-jin
A1  - Lee, Kyung-Suk
A1  - Jang, Hyo-Jun
A1  - Moon, Jin-Hwa
A1  - Kim, Yong-Joo
A1  - Yang, Seung
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Spontaneous esophageal perforation (also known as Boerhaave syndrome) is associated with sudden increase in intra-esophageal pressure by vomiting, coughing or straining at stool. This case describes a 13-year-old girl who developed the perforation after consuming 270 mg/kg of caffeine tablets for a suicide attempt. Presumably, the perforation was caused primarily by caffeine-induced severe vomiting, and secondarily by caffeine-induced gastric acid secretion with smooth muscle relaxation and by the large amount of caffeine-induced sudden increase in intra-esophageal pressure.<p />  <p>Language: ko</p>
LA  - ko
SN  - 2383-4897
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2022.00591
ID  - ref1
ER  -