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"Ejder Nefesi" olarak bilinen, sıvı azot (LN₂) ile soğutulmuş tahıl bazlı şekerlemeler; dramatik duman efekti nedeniyle çocuk ve adölesanlarda popüler hâle gelmiştir. LN₂’nin −196 °C’de hızla buharlaşması, gastrointestinal lümende ani hacim genişlemesi ve kriyojenik etkiler üzerinden ciddi komplikasyonlara yol açabilir. Bu olgu sunumunda, “Ejder Nefesi” tüketimini izleyen dakikalar içinde ağır sistemik reaksiyon ile birlikte proksimal mide perforasyonu gelişen 11 yaşındaki erkek hasta sunulmuştur. Erken tanı, multidisipliner yaklaşım ve hızlı cerrahi ile tıbbi tedavi sayesinde hasta komplikasyonsuz şekilde taburcu edilmiştir. Bu olgunun, LN₂ ilişkili yaralanmalar spektrumunda sistemik reaksiyon bulguları ile tam kat mide perforasyonunun birlikte izlenebildiğini göstermesi açısından dikkat çekici olduğu düşünülmektedir.
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