title: Failure to thrive.
abstract: We report a case of a "butterfly" nut removed successfully from the oesophagus of a 1-year-old baby. This foreign body was thought to have been present for three months. Continuous cough, feeding difficulty and weight loss were the predominant clinical features. The value of a chest X-ray is demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male