Citation

Paillard S, Cochat P, David L. Pediatrie 1987; 42(6): 447-449.

Vernacular Title

L'épi d'orge migrateur: une curieuse histoire de corps étranger intrabronchique.

Affiliation

Service de Pédiatrie, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3325922

Abstract

A case of migrating inhaled ear of barley in a 2 1/2 year old boy is reported with: 1) mild initial symptoms at the time of inhalation followed by a symptomless interval of 8 days; 2) at day 9 fever and dyspnea, right paracardiac infiltrate with pleural reaction on X-rays, normal bronchoscopy; 3) at day 11 extensive right pneumothorax; 4) at day 20, right axillary inflammatory lesion; 5) at day 28 expulsion of an ear of barley from this lesion, followed by complete recovery.

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