[Life threatening late dislocation in chronic foreign body aspiration].
We report a case of a boy with a long-standing foreign body aspiration in the left main bronchus causing severe pneumonia of the left lung. During intravenous therapy with antibiotics there was a life-threatening event with acute dislocation of the foreign body into the right main bronchus, leading to acute respiratory insufficiency. We conclude that in chronic foreign body aspiration antibiotic therapy preceding bronchoscopy should only be performed in in-patients and with strict monitoring.
Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital.
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011859:Radiography
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen