Bengaluru: 55-year-old woman inhales sharp cloth pin while shopping, gets it removed after a month
Bengaluru: In a delicate medical case, a 55-year-old woman from Bengaluru has recovered after unknowingly inhaling a sharp metallic cloth pin that remained lodged in her lung for over a month.
The woman had placed the pin in her mouth while checking clothes in a shop. When she suddenly sneezed, the pin slipped into her airway, eventually embedding itself in the bronchus intermedius, a section of the right lung, as reported by The New Indian Express on Friday.
She later developed persistent dry cough and wheezing, but multiple hospital visits failed to identify the cause. The issue came to light only after doctors at Aster CMI Hospital conducted advanced imaging, including chest X-ray and CT scans, revealing the foreign object embedded in her lung.
Dr Sunil Kumar K, Lead Consultant – Interventional Pulmonologist at the hospital, explained that the pin’s sharp end had pierced into the lung, making removal with standard instruments risky. “The team used a Fogarty balloon to gently move it out and then pulled it out using special forceps, all done while the patient was under sedation,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
The Fogarty balloon catheter is a type of procedure that allows doctors to look inside the airways, avoiding further damage to the airway and ensuring a full recovery.
Fortunately, the woman has recovered well and was sent home in a stable condition with no breathing issues. The hospital said the case underscores the importance of early diagnosis in unusual causes of cough and to be careful about keeping sharp objects near the mouth.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
