A case of black magic.

South Med J

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

Published: May 2008

The authors present the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with massive subcutaneous emphysema 2 weeks after unknowingly inhaling a Brazil nut. Foreign body inhalation should be a differential diagnosis in all such patients, with computed tomography scanning of the chest being the most appropriate investigation.

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