Chemicobezoar

Bezoars are aggregates of foreign body occupying the lumen of the stomach that cannot be digested. Bezoars are classied according to the type of material composing it. Trichobezoars consist of hair, phytobezoar consist of vegetable matter. Trichophytobezoar are mixture of both.in addiction to that there are some rare causes that creates bezoar in the stomach. One such incident where 27 yr old young male presented to casualty with dull aching abdominal pain associated with vomiting and fullness of stomach for one week duration.With history of hospitalisation for self ingestion of air coolant cleaner substance and treated conservatively one month earlier. Upper Esophageal gastric endoscopy shows a large bezoar occupying the entire lumen of stomach. Hence patient managed surgically by entire removal of bezoar . The chemical consumed by the patient is alkali with Ph10-12 that polymerises with gastric acid to form the bezoar. Since it is rare complication of poisoning, this case report is signicant .