Trakeobronchial toy bow in a seven years old child: Case report


Güzel H. A., Guzel A., Tekin M., AYVAZ S., Aksu B.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.2, sa.3, ss.42-44, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

Özet

Foreign body aspiration in children is a common cause of respiratory distress between the ages of 6 months and 3 years, with respiratory symptoms such as wheeze and cough after a choking episode. We report a case of toy bow inhaled as foreign body in a seven years old boy. Despite the clinical signs of aspiration may be ambiguous in this case is presented to emphasize.