Foreign Body Inhalation: A shift in Clinical Pattern

• Main Authors: Rabea S. A. Al Sofi, Ziad T. Mahmood, Omer M. T. Hammodat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Mosul 2020-01-01
• Series: Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul
• Subjects: foreign body inhalation; veil pin; adolescent females
• Online Access: https://mmed.mosuljournals.com/article_164161_f0ffb8d94a07485bf44c02d9baaf5174.pdf

<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.