Incidental intraoperative diagnosis of retained foreign body lung misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis

Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a very common and lethal problem among children. It can easily be diagnosed with a typical history of choking crisis. Clinical examination and radiology play a secondary role in diagnosis. Acute choking episode may lead to death or else to serious se...

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Published in:Lung India 2016-07, Vol.33 (4), p.444-446
Main Authors: Ramchandani, Radhakrishna, Dewan, Ravindra, Ramchandani, Sarita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Diagnostic errors
Foreign body
Health aspects
lung
Lung diseases
Pulmonary tuberculosis
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Summary:Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a very common and lethal problem among children. It can easily be diagnosed with a typical history of choking crisis. Clinical examination and radiology play a secondary role in diagnosis. Acute choking episode may lead to death or else to serious sequels such as bronchiectasis, atelectasis, and recurrent pneumonia. Here, we report an interesting case of bronchiectasis in a young female initially thought to be a consequence of pulmonary tuberculosis, who was subsequently found to have retained foreign body in the left lower lobe lung which was the actual cause of her symptoms.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/0970-2113.184926