A case of black magic.
The authors present the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with massive subcutaneous emphysema 2 weeks after unknowingly inhaling a Brazil nut. Foreign body inhalation should be a differential diagnosis in all such patients, with computed tomography scanning of the chest being the most appropriate investigation.
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Gwyn Samuel
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. gwynsamuelwilliams@hotmail.com
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Chetan
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Singh
Talvinder
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Bhabra
Moninder
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D001980:Bronchi; D001995:Bronchography; D002182:Candy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009754:Nuts; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed