Bilateral airway foreign body aspiration as a cause of recurrent pneumonia

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) into the lower airway requires a high index of suspicion. Identification of the problem can be difficult as it has a broad range of clinical presentation and often mimics other medical conditions. A delay in diagnosis and management can result in serious complications....

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2010; no. dec21 1; p. bcr0520103002
Main Authors Rehman, Sameer Ur, Sharif, Nadia, Zubairi, Ali Bin Sarwar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 29.12.2010
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesReminder of important clinical lesson
Subjects
Alcohol
Asia
Asthma
Bronchi
Bronchitis
Bronchoscopy
Foreign bodies
Foreign Bodies - complications
Health care
Humans
Indian Subcontinent
Male
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - etiology
Recurrence
Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Surgeons
Surgery
Pakistan
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Summary:Foreign body aspiration (FBA) into the lower airway requires a high index of suspicion. Identification of the problem can be difficult as it has a broad range of clinical presentation and often mimics other medical conditions. A delay in diagnosis and management can result in serious complications. The authors report the case of a middle aged man with bilateral airway FBA who had a history of six hospitalisations over the previous 10 years with recurrent pneumonias.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.05.2010.3002