Nail as a foreign body in a neonate, an unusual presentation at an unusual age.
Children are prone to ingest substances due to their exploratory nature and tendency to put everything in the mouth. Commonly ingested foreign bodies are coins, batteries and buttons. Foreign body ingestion in neonates is a very rare presentation and always needs important consideration as it can be a part of child abuse and can lead to serious life threatening consequences.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Sayyeda Ghazala
SG
Irfan Kazi
Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Muhammad Irfan
MI
Habib
Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Badar
B
Afzal
Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Irum Qamar
IQ
Khan
Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Emaduddin
E
Siddiqui
Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Maryam
M
Aftab
D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography