Delayed pneumonia after aspiration of 'dashboard' fragment.
We report a patient who aspirated a fragment of plastic/foam rubber after a motor vehicle accident. Pneumonia with granuloma formation became apparent only 4 months after the accident. After removal of the fragment, revealed in the left lower lobe by fiberoptic bronchoscopy, the patient recovered.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology