a case of pulmonary foreign body reviewed as mass

Authors

sayed javad sayedi assistant professor of pediatric pulmonology, dr. sheikh hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.

reza shojaeian assistant professor of pediatric surgery, dr. sheikh hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

maliheh bani hassan resident of pediatrics, dr. sheikh hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

ali khakshour 4assistant professor of pediatric, r. sheikh hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.

abstract

foreign body aspiration (fba) is a common and sometimes life-threatening problem in children and in higher age groups. fba highest incidence rate is during the second year in children and the sixth decade of life in adults, and often foreign bodies due to their shape and size pass through larynx and trachea and place in bronchi. the most common aspirated body by children are nuts. symptoms of aspiration can be asphyxia, cough, or cyanosis. although in some cases patients may have no symptoms, an accurate and positive history even without clinical signs must be suspected doctor to a foreign body aspiration. however, in some cases, radiological intervention is normal and helps to diagnose and should be performed in all suspected cases to fba. fba definite diagnosis is by bronchoscopy, and to prevent complications and possibly death, timely removing of foreign body is vital and necessary. most of the complications of delayed diagnosis and treatment and early detection are associated with few complications. fba potential complications include pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, atelectasis, bronchiectasis, lung abscess, and recurrent pneumonia. most of these complications are irreversible in people with problems diagnosed too late. technological advances and clinical application of bronchoscopy have caused the majority of foreign bodies are removed from the respiratory system are without sequela. the removal of foreign body through undergone rigid bronchoscopy is the preferred method of treatment, but in certain cases may require surgical intervention to remove the foreign body. this report is a case of 17-month-old infant with fever, coryza, and cough symptoms with a diagnosis of pneumonia was hospitalized due to suspected pulmonary mass by chest x-ray or chest ct scan and bronchoscopy was performed and the seed was removed from the right lung.

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international journal of pediatrics

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