title: A case of bronchial aspiration: the importance of early diagnosis and clinical suspicion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Lorn & Islands District General Hospital, Oban, Scotland, UK. davidripley@blueyonder.co.uk
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Ripley
authors.forename: Andrew K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: 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