Inhalation of a drawing pin: an unusual hazard of smoking in the mentally handicapped

J Ment Defic Res. 1990 Oct:34 ( Pt 5):445-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1990.tb01555.x.

Abstract

The case of a mildly handicapped man who inhaled a drawing pin is described. Early chest radiology is recommended in unexplained respiratory symptoms in mental handicap.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchi*
  • Foreign Bodies / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / complications
  • Intellectual Disability / psychology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / psychology*