[A subcutaneous thoracic abscess due to the aspiration of an ear of grain].

The paper deals with a child aged 9 years, with spastic then productive cough and moderate haemoptysis. X-ray picture shows a condensation process at the bottom of the right hemothorax. A subcutaneous abscess is registered 10 days after hospitalization. At the abscess incision, a wheatear inhaled previously by the child is found out.