Foreign body in the lung for 45 years without symptoms.
Patients with foreign bodies in the bronchopulmonary tree seldom remain asymptomatic for long (Abdul Majid et al. 1976). We report here a patient who aspirated a 22 carat gold safety-pin at 10 years of age and who continues to be free of respiratory symptoms 45 years later.
D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors