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My 9 month old son swallowed a bit of nail polish. whatever he ate, he brought up. he seems fine right now. please help?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Observe: Watch for any changes in his usual appearance and if there are any changes, please see your physician right away. If there was choking with the ingestion, this increases the possibility of aspiration into the airway. In this case, please see your physician right away.

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Answered 11/4/2019

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