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Case of the Week 339 
What's the most likely diagnosis?
- 43 year-old with foreign body in right main bronchus caught in the nick of time
- Broncholith
- Old TB
- Dermoid
- Carcinoid tumor
- Santa Claus
Additional Image - Close-up of right main bronchus
Answer:
5. Santa Claus and his 8 Reindeer
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Santa Claus and his Eight Reindeer
General Considerations
- Also known as:
- Saint Nicholas
- Father Christmas
- Kris Kringle
- Image of plump, jolly, red-coated man became popular in United States in 19th century
- Believed to live with Mrs. Claus in northern climates
- Reindeer were established in poem "The Night Before Christmas" attributed to Clement Clarke Moore in 1823
This is a retouched photograph of a coronal reformatted CT scan of the chest. There is no foreign body present.
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