Subglottic chicken bone in a five month old baby.
Foreign body aspiration most commonly affects young children, with respiratory symptoms such as wheeze and cough after a choking episode. When the foreign body is first inhaled as per witnessed by the parents or caregiver there is always choking or gaging episode, followed by a coughing spell. The absence of a cough strongly rules out the possibility of foreign body having entered the air passage. Here we report a case of chicken bone inhaled as foreign body in a five months old baby.
Prakash
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Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Academy of ENT and HN studies, Institute of Medicine, Maharaiguni, Kathmandu, Nepal. drsanjay.prakash@gmail.com
Bhusal
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Acharya
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Sinha
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D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic