Delayed diagnosis of esophageal foreign body: A case report.

Introduction: Foreign body (FB) ingestion, a common and serious problem in children, can present with a wide variety of symptoms. This paper describes and discusses the case of an esophageal foreign body (EFB), in which the patient presented with primarily respiratory clinical signs causing delayed diagnosis.

Presentation Of Case: A six month old boy presented with three months history of harsh cough, stridor and pulmonary congestion.