Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body Aspiration
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common problem necessitating prompt recognition and early treatment to minimize the potentially severe and sometimes fatal consequences. We presented a 24-year-old girl who was admitted for chronic cough and recurrent pneumonia associated with constitutional sympto...
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doaj-687192b1e39744fa8aed5551959896072021-03-22T00:04:07ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96352021-01-01202110.1155/2021/8830802Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body AspirationSamshol Sukahri0Mohd Arif Mohd Zim1Mohd Firdaus Hadi2Mohd Al-Baqlish Mohd Firdaus3Respiratory UnitRespiratory UnitCardiology DivisionDepartment of Internal MedicineForeign body aspiration (FBA) is a common problem necessitating prompt recognition and early treatment to minimize the potentially severe and sometimes fatal consequences. We presented a 24-year-old girl who was admitted for chronic cough and recurrent pneumonia associated with constitutional symptoms. She was feverish with a temperature of 39°C and had tachycardia and tachypnoea with an oxygen saturation of 98%. Investigations revealed leukocytosis. CXR showed right lower lobe consolidation, and CT thorax demonstrated collapse consolidation of the right middle and lower lobe, along with associated dilated segmental bronchioles and diffuse patch ground-glass opacity in both lung fields. Bronchoscopy revealed a pen cap at the entrance of the right lower lobe. Patient symptoms improved after removal of the foreign body. In patients with recurrent chest infection, the physician should check for the possibility of FBA and prompt for a referral to a tertiary center for further evaluation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8830802 |
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Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body Aspiration |
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Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body Aspiration |
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Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body Aspiration |
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Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body Aspiration |
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Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in a 24-Year-Old Female Secondary to a Foreign Body Aspiration |
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recurrent respiratory tract infection in a 24-year-old female secondary to a foreign body aspiration |
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Case Reports in Medicine |
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Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common problem necessitating prompt recognition and early treatment to minimize the potentially severe and sometimes fatal consequences. We presented a 24-year-old girl who was admitted for chronic cough and recurrent pneumonia associated with constitutional symptoms. She was feverish with a temperature of 39°C and had tachycardia and tachypnoea with an oxygen saturation of 98%. Investigations revealed leukocytosis. CXR showed right lower lobe consolidation, and CT thorax demonstrated collapse consolidation of the right middle and lower lobe, along with associated dilated segmental bronchioles and diffuse patch ground-glass opacity in both lung fields. Bronchoscopy revealed a pen cap at the entrance of the right lower lobe. Patient symptoms improved after removal of the foreign body. In patients with recurrent chest infection, the physician should check for the possibility of FBA and prompt for a referral to a tertiary center for further evaluation. |
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