A case of bronchial aspiration: the importance of early diagnosis and clinical suspicion.
We present a case of foreign body aspiration, the diagnosis of which was delayed until two months after the event. This case highlights the importance of a detailed clinical history in establishing the diagnosis of aspiration and how this was complicated by direct visualization via bronchoscopy which suggested a possible diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma. Subsequent histological analysis confirmed a diagnosis of Brazil nut aspiration, which ultimately required surgical extraction through a rigid endoscope.
Ripley
David P
DP
Department of General Medicine, Lorn & Islands District General Hospital, Oban, Scotland, UK. davidripley@blueyonder.co.uk
Henderson
Andrew K
AK
D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged