A pattern of symmetrical cerebellar involvement and presence of microbleeds/haemorrhage may serve as a useful imaging marker and may help in the diagnosis of dengue encephalitis.
We report herein the case of a 53-year-old female who came to the emergency room with the chief complaints of severe dysphagia and chest pain following accidental swallowing of her denture. The patient had swelling of the face, neck and eyelids with difficulty in breathing. A skull radiograph was taken, which revealed a missing partial denture from the right lower jaw. Anteroposterior radiograph of the chest showed two metallic objects in the mid-thorax, adjacent to the descending aorta. CT scan of the neck and chest revealed two metallic objects (measuring approximately 17mm each) in the middle one-third of the oesophagus (right posterolateral aspect), causing perforation of the oesophagus and leading to pneumomediastinum, and left pneumothorax with subcutaneous emphysema of the neck and chest. An emergency thoracoscopic removal of the foreign body (partial denture) was performed with subsequent repair of the oesophageal tear in the same sitting. Post surgery, the patient was shifted to intensive care unit and she recovered well over a course of time. In summary, accidental ingestion of a partial denture can lead to grave complications such as oesophageal perforation, which should be managed on an emergency basis with thoracoscopic removal of the foreign body.
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