Intracarinal Foreign Body: An Unusual Location in a 13-Month-Old Child, About a Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Inhalation of the foreign body is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population, particularly between six months and three years. Carinary localization remains very rare and less frequently diagnosed on bronchoscopy. Clinical symptoms differ depending on the seat and degree of the obstruction, ranging from inspiratory dyspnea with cyanosis to persistent or recurrent pneumonia. Imaging, in particular the thoracic scanner, plays an essential role in the positive and topographical diagnosis and bronchoscopy remains the reference examination for therapeutic purposes. We report the case of a 13-month-old infant, admitted to the pediatric emergency department with laryngitis and cough that had been evolving for 6 days, the thoracic CT scan showed a plastic foreign body located in the carina, with discussion of the primordial role of the CT scan in its detection.