title: Incidental intraoperative diagnosis of retained foreign body lung misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a very common and lethal problem among children. It can easily be diagnosed with a typical history of choking crisis. Clinical examination and radiology play a secondary role in diagnosis. Acute choking episode may lead to death or else to serious sequels such as bronchiectasis, atelectasis, and recurrent pneumonia. Here, we report an interesting case of bronchiectasis in a young female initially thought to be a consequence of pulmonary tuberculosis, who was subsequently found to have retained foreign body in the left lower lobe lung which was the actual cause of her symptoms.
authors: Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors: Radhakrishna
authors: R
authors: Ramchandani
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, India.
authors: Ravindra Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Dewan
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors: Sarita
authors: S
authors: Ramchandani
keywords: Foreign body; lung; pulmonary tuberculosis