Foreign body aspiration presenting as a chronic lung disease: A unique finding in an elderly patient

Authors

Yasir Khan, Aga Khan University
Hamdan Mallick, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Sobia Siddiqui, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Saulat Hasnain Fatimi, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Cardiothoracic Surgery; Medical College Pakistan; Surgery

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration is a serious clinical manifestation in the elderly and has a significant potential to cause life-endangering harm. In this unique report, we highlight the case of a seventy-year-old conscious male, who reported with complaints of chronic cough initially diagnosed as chronic bronchitis; however, on radiological examination, the infectious nidus was identified as a 5 cm long metallic nail in the right lower lung.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Recommended Citation

Khan, Y., Mallick, H., Siddiqui, S., Sajid, M. I., Fatimi, S. H. (2023). Foreign body aspiration presenting as a chronic lung disease: A unique finding in an elderly patient. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(5).
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_cardiothoracic/194