Initial temporary misdiagnosis of bronchiectasis following pumpkin seed aspiration
Primary Care Respiratory Journal, cilt.16, sa.6, ss.384-386, 2007 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00083
- Dergi Adı: Primary Care Respiratory Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.384-386
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Bronchiectasis, Child, Complication, Foreign body aspiration
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Undiagnosed and retained foreign bodies may result in serious complications such as pneumonia, atelectasis, or bronchiectasis. In this report, the authors present a rare case of temporary bronchiectasis of the left lung due to a long-standing retained foreign body in a child. Interestingly, the whole left lung was affected due to the check-valve type of obstruction of the main bronchus. Unexpected, unilateral findings on a chest x-ray or a CT scan could be related to an inhaled foreign body, and any delay in making the diagnosis may result in serious complications. © 2007 General Practice Airways Group. All rights reserved.