TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - An unusual case of foreign body aspiration in an infant JO - Annals of medical and health sciences research A1 - Dias, E. SP - 209 EP - 210 VL - 2 IS - 2 N2 - Inhalation of foreign body is a serious condition in childhood and may result in acute respiratory distress, lung injury or death. A nine month old baby with history of severe respiratory distress, cyanosis and gasping breathing diagnosed as foreign body aspiration due to a balloon which was recovered post mortem during the removal of the endotracheal tube.

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