Haemorrhagic pleural effusion several months after inhalation of a foreign body.
We present the case of a 50 yr old female with chronic obstructive lung disease, who, secondary to inhalation of a foreign body, developed recurrent pneumonia and a haemorrhagic pleural effusion (HPE). The foreign body (vegetable matter) was removed by rigid bronchoscopy and the patient recovered.
Steffensen
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Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Copenhagen County Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark.
Faurschou
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D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013997:Time Factors