Abstract
Here we describe a case of a 15-year-old child with Rett syndrome who presented with extreme gastric distension and fatal perforation in the setting of long-standing aerophagia and pathologic colonization with Sarcina ventriculi, a rare bacteria implicated in gastric perforation. This is the first report of gastric perforation associated with colonization by Sarcina in a patient with pathologic aerophagia. Gastric colonization with Sarcina should be considered in intellectually disabled children with pathologic air swallowing who present with severe gastric dilation and/or perforation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 210-212 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports |
Volume | 73 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Gastric perforation
- Rett syndrome
- Sarcina ventriculi
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery