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

2021 European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences  
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
more » ... tory 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.
doi:10.34104/ejmhs.021.01320135 fatcat:h6mh7usyqzeonatv27q7xnu7ia