Delayed Presentation of Submucosal Retained Toothbrush from Self-Inflicted Injury in Patient with Schizophrenia
Foreign body ingestion occurs in not only children but also adults, particularly those with history of neurologic disease, alcohol use, or psychiatric disease. We present the case of a 40-year-old male with schizophrenia who presented to the emergency room with a long history of pharyngeal foreign b...
Main Authors: | Caleb H. Creswell, Tony L. Kille, Matthew R. Hoffman, Tabassum Kennedy, Seth H. Dailey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2480140 |
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