Migrating foreign body in the bronchus.
Tracheobronchial foreign bodies especially in infants and children is fraught with respiratory obstruction and even can lead to death if not intervened in time. The patients can present in variable forms but clinical suspicion and management for such cases is an art itself. We report a case of an unusual foreign body in a child of 1 year showing migratory movements from one main bronchus to other.
Singhal
Pawan
P
Department of ENT, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, Rajasthan, India.
Sonkhya
Nishi
N
Srivastava
Subodh P
SP
D001980:Bronchi; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography