Sharpener Blade, an Unusual Trachea-Bronchial Sharp Foreign Body in a Child: A Case Report
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A 3-year-old male child was referred to our institute with a history suggestive of sharpener blade aspiration accidently before 3 hours while playing. There was no history of vomiting, respiratory distress or any bleeding from mouth. On examination, vitals were stable and the child was breathing normally with no respiratory distress or cyanosis. On chest auscultation air entry on the left side was lessen as compared to the right side with added sounds (stridor or wheeze). On basis of history and physical examination foreign body aspiration was suspected and a chest x-ray posterior-anterior view was done, which illustrate a radio-opaque rectangular foreign body in the region of the left main bronchus (Figure 1).
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