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Original Article | Open Access | | doi: 10.34104/ejmhs.021.01320135

COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Resulting in an Unusual Rectal Foreign Body in a Young Male

Allauddin ,
Gulalai Rehman ,
Abdul Kareem Zarkoon ,
Bibi Nasira ,
Immad Uddin Khan

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Foreign body rectum may cause serious consequences, especially in psychologically vulnerable patients, In critical conditions like pandemic COPVID-19, when depression, fear boredom, loneliness such incidence may occur. An 18 years old young male presented in emergency with a foreign body rectum. He was a laborer on daily wages. During the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness, anxiety, and unemployment have exposed him to bizarre behavior, resulting in inserting potato into his rectum. He denied any history of homosexuality. The diagnosis was made by examination. Per rectal examination found FB just above the anal verge. The foreign body was removed rectally under G/A. He was then referred to a psychiatrist for evaluation. 

Keywords: Foreign body, Potatoes, Stress, Rectal, Foreign body, Lockdown, COVID-19, and Quarantine.

Citation: Allauddin, Rehman G, Zarkoon AK, Nasira B, and Khan IU. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic lockdown resulting in an unusual rectal foreign body In a young male. Eur. J. Med. Health Sci., 3(6), 132-135. 

https://doi.org/10.34104/ejmhs.021.01320135


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November 2, 2021

Article DOI: 10.34104/ejmhs.021.01320135

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