ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN-BODY - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN A 3-WEEK-OLD BABY

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作者
CHOWDHURY, CR [1 ]
BRICKNELL, MCM [1 ]
MACIVER, D [1 ]
机构
[1] BRITISH MIL HOSP, RINTELN, GERMANY
来源
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY | 1992年 / 106卷 / 06期
关键词
FOREIGN BODY; ESOPHAGEAL;
D O I
10.1017/S0022215100120134
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
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.
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