Bilateral airway foreign body aspiration as a cause of recurrent pneumonia.

Authors

Sameer Ur Rehman, Aga Khan University
Nadia Sharif, Aga Khan University
Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Medicine

Abstract

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.

Comments

case reports.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

BMJ case reports

Recommended Citation

Rehman, S. U., Sharif, N., Zubairi, A. (2010). Bilateral airway foreign body aspiration as a cause of recurrent pneumonia.. BMJ case reports.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_med/306