title: Esophageal Foreign Body: A Case Report of a Refractory Croup in a 20-Month-Old Boy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Foreign body ingestion is common among children and more common in boys and in children under the age of 3. It can present with a wide variety of symptoms like dysphagia and drooling or symptoms related to the upper aerodigestive tract.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 20-month-old male presented with refractory croup and poor feeding since 2 weeks. Bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy was performed due to suspicious history of eating loquat. The core of the fruit was found in the esophagus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians should be aware of the variability of esophageal foreign body presentations to prevent serious complications due to delay in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Research Centre, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Amir-almomenin Hospital, Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Sevil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasirmohtaram
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Research Centre, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Amir-almomenin Hospital, Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Nooshin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shabani
keywords: Barky cough; Croup; Esophageal foreign body; loquat