At the postmortem examination the nail was found near the bifurcation of the right bronchus, and, although colored black, was not corroded.
Marcacci reported an observation of the removal of a bean from the bronchus of a child of three and a half years.

The child swallowed the bean while playing, immediately cried, and became hoarse.

No one having noticed the accident, a diagnosis of croup was made and four leeches were applied to the neck.

The dyspnea augmented during the night, and there was a whistling sound with each respiratory movement.

On the next day the medical attendants suggested the possibility of a foreign body in the larynx.