Foreign bodies in the airways often occur in subjects with risk factors (neurological diseases with impaired cough and swallowing reflexes or subjects abusing sedatives or alcohol) or in favorable circumstances (laughing, crying, choking during meals...). Below is a clinical case of a foreign body in the airways to help us better understand this condition.

The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane that covers the oral cavity and tongue. For some reason, this mucosa is damaged, which can lead to ulcers, with or without pus, causing pain and difficulty for the patient when eating, drinking and talking. So what is the cause of oral mucosal inflammation?