Foreign Body Aspiration In Children - A Diagnostic Challenge

• DOI: 10.5174/tutfd.2010.04545.1
• Publication Date: 2010-12-13T13:14:29Z
• Authors: Slobodanka Petrovic; Svetlana Cegar; Jovan Lovrenski; Nenad Barisic; Viktor Till
• Keywords: Foreign body aspiration

The clinical presentation of foreign body aspiration in children is variable.Clinicians should maintain a high index suspicion order to make prompt and correct diagnosis.In this paper,we present case that had gone unrecognized for 54 days.Foreign be considered whenever previously healthy child suddenly exhibits unexplained symptoms usually consistent with airway obstruction which refractory medical treatment.