The tragedy of pica: Stone aspiration!
Gazi Medical Journal, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.144-145, 2005 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Dergi Adı: Gazi Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.144-145
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Stone aspiration, Pica, Iron-deficiency anemia, Child, Bronchoscopy
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
We report a case of a two-year-old girl with an unusual foreign body aspiration caused by pica. Foreign bodies were successfully removed using a rigid bronchoscope. Further investigation led to a diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia and she was treated with an iron supplement.