Title: Unheeded Foreign body Left Main Bronchus, Attributing to Persistent Pneumonia in a child: A Case Report
Authors: Dr Vipan Garg, Dr Anju Bala, Dr R.S. Jaswal
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.84
Abstract
Foreign body in respiratory tract are one of well-known causes of persistent pneumonia apart from other causes. In paediatric population most common area of lungs involved is right main bronchus which is more wide and straight and lead to impaction of foreign body mostly on right side. We are representing a case report of similar kind but on left side of lung which went unnoticed due to uncommon location further leading to persistent pneumonia which was investigated for many aetiologies but finally we retrieved a foreign body on rigid bronchoscopy under GA.
Keywords: Foreign body, Persistent Pneumonia, Left main Bronchus, Rigid Bronchoscopy.
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