Trakeobronchial toy bow in a seven years old child, case report

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration in children is a common cause of respiratory distress between the ages of 6 months and 3 years, with respiratory symptoms such as wheeze and cough after a choking episode. We report a case of toy bow inhaled as foreign body in a seven years old boy. Despite the clinical signs of aspiration may be ambiguous in this case is presented to emphasize. ÖZETYabancı cisim aspirasyonu özellikle 6 ay ile 3 yaş arasındaki çocuk-larda sık görülen bir solunum sıkıntısı nedenidir. Sıklıkla boğulma epizodunu takiben gelişen öksürük ve hışıltı atağı ile kendini gösterir. Oyuncak yayı aspire etmiş yedi yaşında bir erkek hasta sunulmuştur. Bu olgu sunumunda aspirasyona rağmen klinik bulgularının belirsiz olabileceğini vurgulamak amaçlanmıştır.Anahtar Sözcükler: Yabancı cisim, trakeobronşiyal, çocuk.

Clinical Picture, Radiological Findings, and Physical Examination in Tracheobronchial Foreign Body Aspiration: Which One is More Important?

“…Tracheobronchial foreign body (TBFB) aspiration is more frequent in children between 6 months-3 years of age, whereas it is seen less often in adults (1,2). According to the United States National Safety Council's Injury Facts book of 2011, 4344 people died of TBFB aspiration in the USA in the year 2007 and that it has a mortality rate of 1.4/100000.…”