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Kanhaiyalal Kantu, MD; Philip J. Aretsky, MD; Ira A. Polisar, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1970;92(3):286-287.

Abstract
The clinical picture of an aspirated foreign body differs from case to case according to its size, nature, and the site of lodgment in the airway. Usually the history is of a short-term onset of symptoms. However, occasionally these patients present with cough and vague chest complaints only, and in this group, x-ray finding of a foreign body is coincidental. The case report herein was that of repeated aspiration of hypodermic needles by a narcotic addict.

Author Affiliations
Brooklyn, NY

From the Department of Otolaryngology, the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 16, 1970.

Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology, the Long Island College Hospital, 340 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Dr. Polisar).

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