DESCRIPTION A 39-year-old man presented with a 5-day history of increasing left eye swelling and erythema, after a palm tree branch struck his face.

Aspirated foreign bodies present challenges to otolaryngologists. The major issues involve the accurate diagnosis and safe retrieval of the foreign body. The accurate diagnosis might be difficult because the initial choking incidents are not witnessed and the symptoms may mimic other common conditions. The author wishes to share our experience of managing an interesting case of 2.5 year-old-gir...

To cite: Goussard P, Morrison JL, Nadine Appel I, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2017219248 DESCRIPTION A baby girl aged 3 years 8 months presented 8 months earlier with a history of cough and tight chest for 3 days prior to admission. On chest examination, the child had bilateral wheezing, was mildly distressed and had reduced air entry on...

OBJECTIVE: To review the main publications on foreign body aspiration. SOURCES: A bibliographic search was carried out in Medline (1966-2000) and Lilacs (1979-1999), in Portuguese, Spanish and English, using the keywords "aspiration, foreign body, children, adolescents". SYNTHESIS OF DATA: The universal distribution of these accidents was confirmed. This condition is predominant in males (51.0-...