Chipped Glass as a Probable Cause of Retropharyngeal Abscess in an Infant
- 22 June 1950
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 242 (25) , 975-976
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm195006222422504
Abstract
THERE have been three reports describing the ingestion by infants of glass fragments from the rims of baby-food jars.1 2 3 In the case reported below sudden hemoptysis developed while the patient was being fed from a glass jar that was found to have a chipped rim. A large retropharyngeal abscess developed.Case ReportOn June 30, 1947, N. F. (M.G.H.580110), a 10-month-old girl, was admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital Emergency Ward with the complaint of hemoptysis and swelling in the neck. Two days prior to entry the baby had vomited some bright-red blood while the mother was feeding her from . . .Keywords
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