Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review
This case report describes an 8-year-old female, who presented with repeated chest infections. She was screened for acid fast bacilli, immune deficiency syndrome, and cystic fibrosis. The computed tomography scan revealed collapsed left upper lobe with multiple cystic lesions in the lingula. Broncho...
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| description | This case report describes an 8-year-old female, who presented with repeated chest infections. She was screened for acid fast bacilli, immune deficiency syndrome, and cystic fibrosis. The computed tomography scan revealed collapsed left upper lobe with multiple cystic lesions in the lingula. Bronchoscopy was performed, and a foreign body was removed. This diagnosis is still considered a missed and an overlooked (forgotten) diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df2fc9202c8b48c5b2b9377b9b88998d2022-12-22T02:50:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences1658-631X2015-01-013323824010.4103/1658-631X.162039Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature reviewMai S Al-ZahraniThis case report describes an 8-year-old female, who presented with repeated chest infections. She was screened for acid fast bacilli, immune deficiency syndrome, and cystic fibrosis. The computed tomography scan revealed collapsed left upper lobe with multiple cystic lesions in the lingula. Bronchoscopy was performed, and a foreign body was removed. This diagnosis is still considered a missed and an overlooked (forgotten) diagnosis.http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2015;volume=3;issue=3;spage=238;epage=240;aulast=Al-Zahranichildrenchronic foreign body aspirationrepeated chest infections |
| spellingShingle | Mai S Al-Zahrani Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences children chronic foreign body aspiration repeated chest infections |
| title | Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review |
| title_full | Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review |
| title_short | Chronic foreign body aspiration in a Saudi Child - An occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease: Case report and literature review |
| title_sort | chronic foreign body aspiration in a saudi child an occult cause of chronic pulmonary disease case report and literature review |
| topic | children chronic foreign body aspiration repeated chest infections |
| url | http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2015;volume=3;issue=3;spage=238;epage=240;aulast=Al-Zahrani |
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