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Life threatening airway obstruction in a newborn following ingestion of sterilising tablet
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Editor,—Sterilising tablets have been marketed and widely used to sterilise infant feeding bottles for the past 25 years.1 Accidental ingestion commonly results in mild gastrointestinal irritation.2 Severe airway obstruction has been reported in an older infant.3Recently a 4 day old infant presented to our hospital with features of acute upper airway obstruction following accidental ingestion …