[Lesions of the tracheobronchial tree after the aspiration of a tablet of ferrous sulfate].
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.
Hernández Martínez
J
J
Sección de Neumología, Hospital General Universitario, Murcia.
Ruiz López
F J
FJ
Martínez Garcerán
J J
JJ
Abellán Martínez
M C
MC
Méndez Martínez
P
P
Sánchez Gascón
F
F
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
D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C020748:ferrous sulfate
Lesiones en el árbol traqueobronquial tras aspiración de una tableta de sulfato ferroso.