Authors :
Ibiam FA; Icheku SI
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7525235
Abstract :
Background Foreign bodies are common
clinical presentations in ENT worldwide. Foreign bodies
may be lodged in the ear, nose or throat. They may be
organic or inorganic in nature. Some foreign bodies are
life threatening especially when the airway is threatened,
and would present as emergencies while others are not.
Foreign body management requires a high index of
suspicion and expertise.
Objective To present a case of a rare foreign body in a
fourteen month old baby arising from child neglect.
Keywords :
Foreign, Emergency, Bucket, Handle, Base.
Background Foreign bodies are common
clinical presentations in ENT worldwide. Foreign bodies
may be lodged in the ear, nose or throat. They may be
organic or inorganic in nature. Some foreign bodies are
life threatening especially when the airway is threatened,
and would present as emergencies while others are not.
Foreign body management requires a high index of
suspicion and expertise.
Objective To present a case of a rare foreign body in a
fourteen month old baby arising from child neglect.
Keywords :
Foreign, Emergency, Bucket, Handle, Base.
