Button battery ingestion-case report and review.
Over the last few years there is a rise in use of button batteries in various toys and other electronic gadgets. Easy availability and small size of these batteries pose a significant risk of ingestion in small children. Button battery ingestion can lead to serious health hazards very rapidly. A case of button battery ingestion is presented in this paper.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, BLDE University's Sri BM Patil Medical College & Research Centre Bijapur, India .
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Kalyanshettar
Professor and HOD, Department of Pediatrics, BLDE University's Sri BM Patil Medical College & Research Centre Bijapur, India .
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Patil
Resident, Department of Pediatrics, BLDE University's Sri BM Patil Medical College & Research Centre Bijapur, India .
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Upadhye
Button battery; Ingestion