An unusual manifestation of a foreign body airway in a toddler

Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole

doi:10.1007/s11739-021-02849-y

An unusual manifestation of a foreign body airway in a toddler

Intern Emerg Med. 2022 Jan;17(1):187-190. doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02849-y. Epub 2021 Oct 12.

Author

Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, IGICH Bangalore, Karnataka, India. [email protected].

PMID: 34637078
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-021-02849-y

Abstract

Foreign body (FBA) in the airway is a common cause of sudden onset of respiratory distress in children. Prompt recognition and early intervention is required to minimize the potentially serious and sometimes fatal consequences.

Keywords: Foreign body airway; Pneumomediastinum; Subcutaneous emphysema; Unusual presentation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Dyspnea
Foreign Bodies* / diagnosis
Foreign Bodies* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Subcutaneous Emphysema* / etiology