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Ferial Alloush1, Kei Shing Oh1, Hisham F Bahmad1

  • 1Arkadi M. Rywlin Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Pediatric Dermatology
|April 14, 2025
PubMed

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Down pillows can cause infections in children. A young boy developed a neck infection from a down pillow, requiring surgery after antibiotics failed. Feather fragments were found in the removed tissue.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Pathology
  • Dermatology

Background:

  • Down pillows are popular for children due to comfort and warmth.
  • Infections from foreign objects can occur, but are rare from bedding.

Keywords:
downfeathergranuloma and neckpillow

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