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Spondylodiscitis Complicated by the Ingestion of a Button Battery: a Case Report
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Spondylodiscitis Complicated by the Ingestion of a Button Battery: a Case Report

Praharaju Janaki Sudhakar, Jameela Al-Dossary and Neelam Malik
Korean journal of radiology, Vol.9(6), pp.555-558
01/11/2008
PMCID: PMC2627235
PMID: 19039273

Abstract

Battery, Infective discitis Case Report Foreign body Magnetic resonance (MR) Osteomyelitis
A one-and-a-half year old boy who presented with a cough, irritability, and refusal of food was found to have an impacted foreign body in his upper esophagus. We present the radiologic findings of the foreign body (a button battery) impacted in the upper esophagus and its complications; namely, mediastinitis and spondylodiscitis after endoscopic removal. Further, plain radiograph and MR imaging findings are discussed along with literature review.

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