Abstract
Foreign body in the tracheobroncial tree is a relatively infrequent, but, potentially fatal event, requiring rapid and expert intervention. The symptoms and signs may be mistaken for asthma and pneumonia, — or, as in the case described, with grand mal epileptiform seizures. This emphasises the need to take a thorough case history, and to have a high index of suspicion in a case presenting with convulsion associated with cough, wheezing or respiratory distress.
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