Groundnut as the commonest foreign body of tracheobronchial tree in winter in Northern India. An analysis of fourteen cases

Indian J Med Sci. 2003 Jun;57(6):244-8.

Abstract

In Northern India, in an institution like ours which receives quite a number of patients from surrounding rural areas, we found groundnut as the most common foreign body of tracheobronchial tree in children particularly in winter months of October to January. This article attempts to address the potential hazard of groundnut inhalation in children. In Northern India, in an institution like ours which receives quite a number of patients from surrounding rural areas, we found groundnut as the most common foreign body of tracheobronchial tree in children particularly in winter months of October to January. This article attempts to address the potential hazard of groundnut inhalation in children.

MeSH terms

  • Arachis
  • Bronchi*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies* / diagnosis
  • Foreign Bodies* / epidemiology
  • Foreign Bodies* / therapy
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Seasons
  • Trachea*