title: [Lesions of the tracheobronchial tree after the aspiration of a tablet of ferrous sulfate].
abstract: Foreign body aspiration requires emergency bronchoscopic examination when the product is chemically active. We describe the case of a female patient who aspirated a ferrous sulfate tablet that, in spite of being extracted immediately, caused lesions that persisted in the bronchial tree for 6 weeks. We then discuss the potential of ferrous sulfate substance to cause damage to the tracheobronchial tree.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neumología, Hospital General Universitario, Murcia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández Martínez
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Ruiz López
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martínez Garcerán
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Abellán Martínez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Méndez Martínez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Gascón
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C020748:ferrous sulfate
vernacular_title: Lesiones en el árbol traqueobronquial tras aspiración de una tableta de sulfato ferroso.