title: Unusual aero-digestive foreign bodies: tribulations and tragedies.
abstract: Aero-digestive foreign bodies are a common occurrence in infants and children. The manifestations, hazards and consequences depend upon the location, nature of the foreign body and the time lapse. This communication reports a series of four cases with unusual course and consequences of aero-digestive foreign bodies. These were generalized tetanus, hypernatremia and metabolic acidosis with intra-cranial hemorrhage and severe pneumonia and empyema. Awareness of these consequences would help treating doctors to take appropriate steps in devising preventive and therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India. muranjanmamta@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muranjan
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bavdekar
authors.forename: Himanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Birajdar
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Borwankar
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology; D001980:Bronchi; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D012137:Respiratory System; D013742:Tetanus / Q000209:etiology; D041742:Upper Gastrointestinal Tract