Migrating ingested foreign body of the upper aerodigestive tract with resultant septic shock

Abstract EN

Complications due to foreign body ingestion are rare; however, if present, these can cause significant morbidity to the patient.

An overlooked ingested foreign body could present as an emergency and may prove fatal.

We present a case of an accidentally ingested foreign body with delayed presentation, which migrated to the neck and produced a cervical abscess presenting as septic shock.

The patient required prompt stabilisation followed by surgical intervention.

The patient’s vital signs returned to normal on the second post-operative day, and he was discharged the following day.