Open AccessDevelopment of an esophageal stricture following paradichlorobenzene mothball ingestion
Author(s) -
Marisa Laughrey,
Molly Kidder,
Desiree Rivera,
Michael Wilsey,
Sara Karjoo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sage open medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2050-313X
DOI - 10.1177/2050313x20974210
Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , foreign body ingestion , esophageal stricture , ingestion , foreign body , surgery , complication , presentation (obstetrics) , general surgery
A 2-year-old patient presented with a paradichlorobenzene mothball ingestion. The foreign body was removed with a straight Miller blade and a curved Allis clamp. Two weeks following the removal of the mothball, the patient developed solid food dysphagia due to an esophageal stricture. This complication after a short exposure to mothballs is unreported in the literature to date, making this a unique and interesting case. In addition, a comparison of the clinical presentation and treatment of naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene mothballs was reviewed in this article.