When Christmas decoration goes hand in hand with bronchial aspiration ….

Respir Med Case Rep

Pediatric Pulmonology, University Hospital Timone-Enfants, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.

Published: September 2017

We report the case of a 14-month-old girl suffering from cough and wheeze around Christmas. She was treated with anti-asthmatic drugs with no success, and 3 weeks later a chest X-ray revealed a LED bulb in the left main bronchus. This LED bulb came from a Christmas light garland decorating the Christmas tree. We discuss the different Christmas objects that can be inhaled by young children, the challenge to diagnose bronchial inhalation during this winter period, and the emergence of new foreign bodies, such as LED bulbs, with a particularly aerodynamic shape.

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