Gujarat Doctors Remove LED Bulb From 1-Year-Old’s Windpipe After Weeks Of Illness

Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 20:17 IST

Despite his family's repeated attempts to find a cure at multiple private hospitals, the toddler continued to suffer from a high fever and a chronic cough.

Doctors in Gujarat’s Vadodara district were shocked after discovering an LED bulb lodged in the windpipe of a one-year-old boy who had been suffering from persistent breathing problems for several weeks.

Despite his family’s repeated attempts to find a cure at multiple private hospitals, the toddler continued to suffer from a high fever and a chronic cough.

After weeks of unsuccessful treatment, doctors discovered that what was initially believed to be a routine respiratory infection was actually a small LED bulb lodged deep in his windpipe.

The incident took place in Malsar village in Vadodara. Doctors at private hospitals initially treated the boy for pneumonia, but when his condition failed to improve, the family took him to a government hospital in Gotri.

Doctors in the hospital’s ENT department conducted a thorough examination and found that the boy was suffering due to an unknown object in the boy’s windpipe. Doctors performed a bronchoscopy procedure and removed an LED bulb that was stuck in the windpipe, NDTV reported.

Dr Hiren Soni, Head, ENT, GMERS Hospital, Gotri said, “During the examination, it was found that there was an issue in the windpipe. An X-ray led us to suspect a foreign body was inside. During the operation, a bronchoscope was inserted, and we spotted a foreign object that looked like a piece of metal."

“Because he had been ill for a month and a half, skin had grown over it. With the help of our modern equipment, we were able to remove a bulb of just one centimetre. After removing it, as you can see, it was an LED bulb that had gone into the child’s mouth and got stuck in the windpipe. Now, after removing this bulb, the child is healthy. He will be discharged today," Dr Soni added.

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