Open AccessSupraglottic Foreign Body Aspiration: Delayed Diagnosis and Lesson Learnt
Author(s) -
Maryam MF,
Rusydi W,
Jaafar MJ,
Goh BS
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791502200109
Subject(s) - choking , medicine , foreign body aspiration , foreign body , physical examination , radiological weapon , medical history , clinical diagnosis , clinical history , emergency department , surgery , general surgery , pediatrics , psychiatry , anatomy
Foreign body aspiration is a clinical emergency requiring prompt action to ensure speedy recovery and minimise complications. Foreign body aspiration is common among children below 3 years old but sometimes there is significant delay until the diagnosis is made. Clinical diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion in the medical history, especially when the choking event is unclear in the history as physical examination and radiological findings have a low sensitivity. Herein, we present a case of 8‐month‐old baby boy who presented with dysphonia in which the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration was missed during the first consultation. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2015;22:57‐59)