A Non–Resolving Consolidation which was Caused by a Bronchial Foreign Body in an Adult: A Case Report
Published: August 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3255
Gyanshankar Mishra, Jasmin Mulani
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, India.
2. Chief Medical Officer, Central Prison Hospital, Nagpur, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India-440003.
Phone: 91-9850349074, Email: gpmishra81@gmail.com
Abstract
A fifty year old female presented with cough, breathlessness and chest pain of eighteen months duration. She presented as a case of a non–resolving consolidation. Video bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial foreign body. This case is being reported here, to underline the role of bronchoscopy in a case of a non resolving consolidation.
Keywords
Non–resolving consolidation, Bronchial foreign body, Video bronchoscopy, Betel nut, Adult bronchial foreign body, Bronchoscopic extraction of a tracheo bronchial foreign body