Title: Nasopharyngeal Foreign Body in an Infant- A Cause for Inspiratory Stridor
Authors: Madhuri Arora, Jagat Singh, Lubhavni Dewan, Obaidur Rehman, Rachna
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i5.65
Abstract
Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract are a common paediatric emergency encountered, of them nasopharyngeal involvement is rarely seen. Here we present a case of an 8 month old infant presenting with stridor and a metallic round foreign body (FB) in the nasopharynx and its rational management.
Keywords: nasopharyngeal foreign body, inspiratory stridor, infant, metallic round body.
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