Unattended children, mostly from low-socioeconomic contexts, who present with sudden onset obstructive respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms, should be at high suspicion for foreign body ingestion. Prompt diagnosis helps avoid mismanagement and can potentially avoid dire outcomes.
Keywords: baby; children; clinical case; clinical note; earring; foreign body esophagus; unusual case.
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