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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics

Volume  8, Issue 2, May-August 2016, Pages 161-163
 

Case Report

Foreign Body Aspiration of Albendazole Tablet: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Sudha Chandelia*, Sunil Kishore**

*Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric critical care, ** Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER and Associated Dr. R.M.L.Hospital, New Delhi, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.8216.23

Abstract

 Albendazole tablet aspiration represents a rare cause of symptomatic endobronchial foreign body in pediatric emergency department. We present a patient who developed status epileptics and cardiorespiratory arrest shortly after aspiration of albendazole tablet. Seizures were controlled but the child sustained hypoxic cerebral injury. This case calls attention to the importance of cautious use of tablet formulations in children and need for public action at the scene to save a life with quality.

Keywords: Foreign Body Aspiration; Status Epilepticus; Albendazole.


Corresponding Author : Sudha Chandelia