title: A light bulb moment: an unusual cause of foreign body aspiration in children.
abstract: A 15-month-old girl developed persistent cough with no associated history of foreign body aspiration. Chest X-ray showed a U-shaped radiopaque foreign body, which was initially thought to be a hairpin, in the right main bronchus. Rigid bronchoscopy was performed and the foreign body turned out to be a light-emitting diode (LED) bulb. In this article, we report our experience of LED bulb aspiration in children, with the view to raise the awareness of clinicians about this potentially life-threatening emergency.
authors: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors: C T
authors: CT
authors: Lau
authors: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors: Lawrence
authors: L
authors: Lan
authors: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Wong
authors: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors: Paul Kwong Hang
authors: PK
authors: Tam
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*