Pleural effusion as a rare presentation of foreign body aspiration
Unsuspected, non-asphyxiating, aspirated foreign body often masquerades as unresolved pneumonia, bronchiolitis or bronchial asthma. We report herein an 82-year-old, male patient with pleural effusion. Although the patient received the diagnosis of heart failure and treatment with diuretics, the pleu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000782 |