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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004;130:998-999.

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Diagnosis: Tracheal foreign body (FB)

Because the cause of the patient's recurrent croup was unknown, a diagnostic laryngobronchoscopy was performed. Intraoperatively, the oral cavity, base of tongue, epiglottis, vallecula, larynx, and vocal cords were found to be normal. An FB was noted in the subglottis (Figure 2). The FB appeared to be tightly lodged in the subglottic area, with surrounding inflammatory granulations (Figure 3). On removal, it was identified as a triangular-shaped chicken bone (Figure 4). Because of the chronic inflammation and the edema, both of which were caused by the FB, the subglottic airway was narrowed by 40%. After the FB was removed, the symptoms cleared. The patient recovered uneventfully and had no further respiratory complaints.

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It has been well documented that when a patient presents with a history of "stubborn bronchitis"¹ or recurrent croup,² the physician should be aware that the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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