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Oesophageal foreign body: an unusual cause of respiratory symptoms in a three-week-old baby

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. R. Chowdhury ,
M. C. M. Bricknell  and
D. MacIver
C. R. Chowdhury*
Affiliation:
British Military Hospital, Rinteln, Germany
M. C. M. Bricknell
Affiliation:
British Military Hospital, Rinteln, Germany
D. MacIver
Affiliation:
British Military Hospital, Rinteln, Germany
*
Lt Col. C.R. Chowdhury, F.R.C.S., Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Stadium Road, Woolwich, London SE18 4QH.
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Abstract

Impaction of a foreign body in the oesophagus is common in children. If the event is not witnessed by an adult or the object is radiolucent the diagnosis is difficult as respiratory symptoms may predominate. We report a three-week-old child with respiratory symptoms who had both a respiratory syncytial virus infection and a radio-lucent oesophageal foreign body. This case is the youngest yet reported and serves as a reminder of the difficulties in the diagnosis of this important condition.

Keywords

Foreign bodyoesophageal
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 6 , June 1992 , pp. 556 - 557
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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