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"Asthmatic" toddler had screw in lung
**Note: This happened in Germany, and does include a photo (X-ray showing the screw embedded in the toddler's lung).
A toddler with suspected chronic asthma was found to have a metal screw in his lungs after he was rushed to intensive care.
The 19-month-old boy, from Bonn in Germany, had been having severe difficulties breathing for weeks.
Doctors at the Sankt Augustin hospital had tried a number of different asthma treatments but were getting nowhere.
As the boy's condition worsened, he was admitted to intensive care where he was given a battery of tests including a chest x-ray.
Specialists immediately spotted the true cause of the problem - a screw stuck inside the child's lungs.
Read more here...
Ouch!! :sad:
**Note: This happened in Germany, and does include a photo (X-ray showing the screw embedded in the toddler's lung).
A toddler with suspected chronic asthma was found to have a metal screw in his lungs after he was rushed to intensive care.
The 19-month-old boy, from Bonn in Germany, had been having severe difficulties breathing for weeks.
Doctors at the Sankt Augustin hospital had tried a number of different asthma treatments but were getting nowhere.
As the boy's condition worsened, he was admitted to intensive care where he was given a battery of tests including a chest x-ray.
Specialists immediately spotted the true cause of the problem - a screw stuck inside the child's lungs.
Read more here...
Ouch!! :sad:
Jon