title: Repeated insertion of foreign bodies into the tracheobronchial tree via tracheostomy.
abstract: A case of persistent pneumonia in a depressed adult woman occurring as a complication of the repeated insertion of foreign bodies into the trachea via a tracheostomy is presented. This is an unusual complication of tracheostomy but should be considered in cases of persistent or unusual pulmonary infection in tracheostomy patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications; D014132:Trachea; D014139:Tracheostomy