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A Case of Severe Pulmonary Complication and ARDS Secondary to Peanut Aspiration in 15 Month Old Male
Sung Keun Moon, Chang Keun Kim, Churl Young Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(3):423-428.   Published online March 15, 1997
Foreign body aspiration(especially peanut) is the leading cause of accidental death in children under 1 year of age and most cases of serious aspiration occur between the age of 1 and 3. We report a case of severe pulmonary complication and adult respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) secondary to peanut aspiration in 15 month old male in spite of all removal(9 pieces) by ventilating bronchoscope. Chest...
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