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A pin in the neck.

S Hone1, I Keogh, V Prasad

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology/HNS, St. James 's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Medical Journal
|April 27, 2001
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This case study details recurrent safety pin aspiration in a 40-year-old female with a history of self-harm. Management involved rigid bronchoscopy and, in one instance, tracheostomy for foreign body removal.

Area of Science:

  • Medicine
  • Pulmonology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Foreign body aspiration is a significant cause of airway obstruction.
  • Recurrent self-inflicted foreign body aspiration presents unique clinical challenges.

Observation:

  • A 40-year-old female with a history of personality disorder and self-inflicted injury presented with recurrent aspiration of an open safety pin.
  • The patient had a history of multiple instances of foreign body aspiration.

Findings:

  • Two instances of safety pin aspiration were successfully managed with rigid bronchoscopy.
  • One severe case necessitated a tracheostomy for safe removal of the aspirated open safety pin.

Implications:

  • This case highlights the importance of considering self-inflicted injury in recurrent foreign body aspiration.

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