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A case of esophageal perforation caused by suicidal caffeine poisoning in a teenageropen accessA case of esophageal perforation caused by suicidal caffeine poisoning in a teenager
- Other Titles
- A case of esophageal perforation caused by suicidal caffeine poisoning in a teenager
- Authors
- Kim, So Jin; Choi, Young-jin; Lee, Kyung Suk; Jang, Hyo Jun; Moon, Jin Hwa; Kim, Yong Joo; Yang, Seung
- Issue Date
- Jan-2023
- Publisher
- 대한소아응급의학회
- Keywords
- Adolescent; Caffeine; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Esophageal Perforation; Poisoning; Spontaneous Perforation; Suicide; Attempted
- Citation
- 대한소아응급의학회지, v.10, no.1, pp.36 - 40
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 대한소아응급의학회지
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 36
- End Page
- 40
- ISSN
- 2383-4897
- Abstract
- 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.
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- Kim, Yong Joo
- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS)