[Pleuro-pneumopathy revealing an unusual inhaled bronchial foreign body]

L El Hamdaoui; W Elkhattabi; H Jabri; H Afif

doi:10.1016/j.rmr.2021.01.014

[Pleuro-pneumopathy revealing an unusual inhaled bronchial foreign body]

Rev Mal Respir. 2021 Mar;38(3):297-299. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2021.01.014. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

[Article in French]

Authors

L El Hamdaoui¹, W Elkhattabi², H Jabri², H Afif²

Affiliations

¹ Université Hassan II, maladies respiratoires, Hôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, Maroc. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Université Hassan II, maladies respiratoires, Hôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, Maroc.

PMID: 33642114
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2021.01.014

Abstract

Inhalation of foreign bodies is not often observed in young adults, and may go unnoticed. A 37-year-old patient, with no significant medical history, was admitted for right basal pleuro-pneumopathy. Endoscopic examination revealed the presence of a brittle yellowish formation. It was a bone fragment, accidentally inhaled by the patient. It is necessary to look for an inhaled foreign body in cases of serious infection unusually observed in an immuno-competent patient.

Keywords: Bronchial; Bronchique; Corps étranger; Foreign body; Pleuro-pneumopathie; Pleuro-pneumopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bronchi
Bronchoscopy*
Foreign Bodies* / complications
Foreign Bodies* / diagnosis
Humans
Pleura
Trachea