Foreign Body Inhalation: A shift in Clinical Pattern
<strong><em>Background:</em></strong> Foreign body inhalation is a common presentation in thoracic surgery and it is well known to present mainly in toddlers, commonly due to sun flower seeds or water melon seeds. <strong><em>Objectives:</em></strong>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Mosul
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul |
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| Online Access: | https://mmed.mosuljournals.com/article_164161_f0ffb8d94a07485bf44c02d9baaf5174.pdf |
| Summary: | <strong><em>Background:</em></strong> Foreign body inhalation is a common presentation in thoracic surgery and it is well known to present mainly in toddlers, commonly due to sun flower seeds or water melon seeds.
<strong><em>Objectives:</em></strong> To determine the changes in clinical pattern of foreign body inhalation regarding the age, sex, and type of foreign body.
<strong><em>Methods</em></strong>: This is a case series study of patients with foreign body inhalation admitted to Al-Jumhori teaching hospital in Mosul. The parameters used in this study are sex, age group and type of foreign body.
<strong><em>Results:</em></strong> The main age group affected was adolescents, and the commonest foreign body inhaled was the veil pin.
<strong><em>Conclusion: </em></strong>The bad habit of holding pins in mouth while doing other things with your hand has led to this change in clinical pattern of foreign body inhalation. |
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| ISSN: | 0027-1446 2309-6217 |