THE TRAGEDY OF PICA: STONE ASPIRATION!
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THE TRAGEDY OF PICA: STONE ASPIRATION!

Gazi Med J 2005;16(3):144-145
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Abstract

We report a case of a two-year-old girl with an unusual foreign body aspiration caused by pica. Foreign bodies were successfully removed using a rigid bronchoscope. Further investigation led to a diagnosis of irondeficiency anemia and she was treated with an iron supplement.

Keywords: Stone aspiration, Pica, Iron-defi ciency anemia, Child, Bronchoscopy