2016•IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical SciencesOpen access
An Unusual Foreign Body in a Three Months Old Infant – A Case Report
Abubakar S. Adamu, Mohammad Aliyu Kodiya, Hamman Ibrahim Grandawa, Mala Bukar Sandabe, Yusuf Bukar Ngamdu, Abubakar Farate
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Abstract
Foreign body in the aerodigestive tract is common, but ingested foreign body lodging in the nasopharynx is rare and likely to be missed.We present an unusual case of a 3 month old infant who presented with a history of gagging, excessive crying and irritability, drooling of saliva and refusal to suck.A foreign body (mirror) was found lodged in his nasopharynx.The FB was removed under general anaesthesia with no complication.
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