Case report of recurring pneumonia due to unusual foreign body aspiration in the airway

Case report of recurring pneumonia due to unusual foreign body aspiration in the airway

Foreign body aspiration is a rare but life-threatening event. Most accidental aspiration events occur in children. In adults, it can represent up to 25% of cases. Bronchoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosing and treating foreign body aspiration from the lower respiratory tract. A 63-year-ol...

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Main Authors: Luis Alejandro Rodríguez Hidalgo, Luis Alberto Concepción-Urteaga, Julio Hilario-Vargas, Jorge Luis Cornejo-Portella, Diana Cecilia Ruiz-Caballero, Deysi Leslie Rojas-Vergara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2021-03-01
Series:Medwave
Subjects:
bronchoscopy
foreign body
pneumonia
aspiration
Online Access:https://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Casos/8136.act

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