Foreign bodies in the respiratory passages are always due to the accidental inhalation. Children are more affected while the adults rarely present with the foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. A case report of an accidentally inhaled foreign body ( a broken piece of a stainless steel spoon handle), where the patient was not aware of it and presented with bronchial asthma is being presented.
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