REPORT OF CASE
M., a boy, aged 2 months, referred to me by Dr. A. W. Clark of Indiana, Pa., was admitted to the Presbyterian Hospital with the following history:On Nov. 30, 1924, one week before admission, the child's mother entered the room and found him choking. A brother, aged 2 years, said that he had put a lump of salt in the baby's throat but later said it was a marble. As the baby continued to have choking spells, lasting from two to three minutes, Dr. Clark referred the case to me.On examination, Dr. C. W. Morton found that the expansion was restricted over the right side. The breath sounds were quite harsh and all were accentuated over the upper left side. These findings led him to suspect early bronchitis or an obstruction from a foreign body in the trachea or right main stem bronchus.As the