Pneumothorax secondary to foreign body inhalation in a 20 month old child.
A 20 month old child presented with acute onset of respiratory embarrassment as a result of a left-sided tension pneumothorax. This proved to be caused by inhalation of an unusual foreign body: the hair from a rag doll.
Wilkinson
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Department of Intensive Care, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Beckett
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Brown
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D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*