Foreign body aspiration presenting as a chronic lung disease: a unique finding in an elderly patient
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Published:2023-02-03
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Page:1-6
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ISSN:0030-9982
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Container-title:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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Short-container-title:J Pak Med Assoc
Author:
Yasir Khan ,Hamdan Mallick ,Sobia Siddiqui ,Mir Ibrahim Sajid ,Saulat Hasnain Fatimi
Abstract
Foreign body aspiration is a serious clinical manifestation in the elderly and has a significant potential to cause life-endangering harm. In this unique report, we highlight the case of a seventy year old conscious male, who reported with complaints of chronic cough initially diagnosed as chronic bronchitis; however, on radiological examination, the infectious nidus was identified as a 5 cm long metallic nail in the right lower lung.
Keywords: Chronic Cough; Geriatrics; Foreign Body; Aspiration; Thoracic Surgery.
Publisher
Pakistan Medical Association