title: [A child's birthday with consequences].
abstract: Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric emergency and if the foreign body cannot be detected radiologically or endoscopically further investigations are required. In this article the case of a radiolucent, ingested foreign body (mini-candleholder of a birthday cake) is presented. The foreign body could not initially be identified via X-ray and endoscopy due to its parapharyngeal localization but was finally visualized by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which additionally uncovered the co-existence of acute mediastinal inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Neuroradiologie, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim. Ulrich.Kerl@umm.de
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Kerl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kilian
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Groden
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brockmann
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D002097:C-Reactive Protein