title: Pneumothorax secondary to foreign body inhalation in a 20 month old child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beckett
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: 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*