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Foreign body aspiration in an 11-month-old child; the importance of anamnesis and respiratory examination


Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care
Muhammet Mesut Nezir ENGİN,1 Fatih ERDOĞAN,1 Özlem KÜÇÜK,2 Murat KAYA3 

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is common in children. Especially in children, the majority of accidental deaths occur due to FBA. Morbidity and mortality rates increase, especially in children between the ages of one and four, and as a result of delay in diagnosis. The most common symptoms in patients with FBA are cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, stridor and wheezing. In this case report, a patient who presented with sudden respiratory distress in the Pediatric Emergency Department was presented and the importance of anamnesis and respiratory examination in the diagnosis of FBA was emphasized.

Keywords

Child, Examination, Foreign Body Aspiration, Anamnesis

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