Delayed Titanium Hypersensitivity and Retained Foreign Body Causing Late Abdominal Complications

Molly S Jain; Sivasthikka Lingarajah; Enkhmaa Luvsannyam; Manoj Reddy Somagutta; Ravi Pankajbhai Jagani; Jay Sanni; Enomfon Ebose; Frederick M Tiesenga; Juaquito M Jorge

doi:10.1155/2021/5515401

Delayed Titanium Hypersensitivity and Retained Foreign Body Causing Late Abdominal Complications

Case Rep Surg. 2021 Mar 2:2021:5515401. doi: 10.1155/2021/5515401. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Molly S Jain¹, Sivasthikka Lingarajah², Enkhmaa Luvsannyam³, Manoj Reddy Somagutta⁴, Ravi Pankajbhai Jagani⁵, Jay Sanni², Enomfon Ebose⁶, Frederick M Tiesenga⁷, Juaquito M Jorge⁷

Affiliations

¹ Saint James School of Medicine, USA.
² Windsor University School of Medicine, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
³ Avalon University School of Medicine, USA.
⁴ California Institute of Behavioral and Neurosciences and Psychology, USA.
⁵ All Saints University College of Medicine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
⁶ All Saints University School of Medicine, Dominica.
⁷ West Suburban Medical Center, USA.

Abstract

Titanium is a known metal used widely in the medical field and can cause allergic reactions with complications. Our case is about a 28-year-old female presenting with a spectrum of abdominal symptoms with a complicated medical history. The abdominal pain is associated with titanium allergy reaction from previously inserted titanium-based surgical clips. This patient is concurrently found to have a retained pigtail catheter in the cecum discovered incidentally through radiology. We discuss the presentation, investigations, and treatment of this unusual case. The case also unfolds rare differential diagnoses to keep in mind when encountering a patient with abdominal pain and associated nonspecific symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports