An Unusual Case of Foreign Body Aspiration Masquerading as Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Published: June 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6081
Nageswara Rao Gopathi, venu mandava, Prabahkar Rao P., Lakshmai kanth Kolaparthy
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3. Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Peridontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Nageswara Rao Gopathi,
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E-mail: nityanageswar@gmail.com
Abstract
Foreign body aspiration into the airways is a common occurrence in inebriated conditions, paediatric age group and or loss of cough reflex. Acute symptoms, often times are recognized and medical assistance is sought. Subtle aspirations, unrecognized and stationed for longer time in the abode of airways pose variegated clinical picture. The authors present herewith an unsuspected case of Areca nut in a middle-aged woman mimicking eosinophilic pneumonia.
Keywords
Areca nut, Foreign body aspiration, Fibreoptic bronchoscopy, RB-rigid bronchoscopy, Oral submucosal fibrosis