Foreign-body aspiration mimicking congenital lobar emphysema in a forty-eight-day-old girl.
Foreign-body aspiration (FBA) is a commonly encountered serious problem during childhood, accounting for 7% of lethal accidents in children aged 1-3 years. Bronchoscopy is indicated when a clear history of FBA is present, but the history may be unreliable. Clinical manifestations can be seen in various diseases, and when a history of FBA cannot be obtained, radiologic findings such as hyperaeration can suggest the presence of congenital anomalies, e.g., congenital lobar emphysema. Here, a 48-day-old girl with coconut aspiration is described, to emphasize that a clinical history may not be available and FBA should be among the possible diagnoses, even before 6 months of age.
Aslan
Ayse Tana
AT
Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. aysetana@yahoo.com
Yalcin
Ebru
E
Ozcelik
Ugur
U
Ciftci
Arbay Ozden
AO
Kiper
Nural
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D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001239:Inhalation; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed