Bronchial foreign body aspiration diagnosed with MDCT.
10.3345/kjp.2007.50.8.781
- Author:
Hye Kyung CHO
1
;
Ki Young CHO
;
Sung Yoon CHO
;
Sejung SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sohn@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body aspiration;
Bronchus;
Children
- MeSH:
Asphyxia;
Asthma;
Bronchi;
Bronchiectasis;
Bronchiolitis;
Child;
Croup;
Early Diagnosis;
Foreign Bodies*;
Humans;
Multidetector Computed Tomography;
Pneumonia;
Pulmonary Atelectasis;
Radiography, Thoracic
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2007;50(8):781-784
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common accident in young children. Undiagnosed and retained foreign bodies may result in severe early and late complications such as asphyxia, pneumonia, atelectasis and bronchiectasis. Moreover, because it can mimic bronchiolitis, croup or asthma, an accurate history and a high index of suspicion are of paramount importance for early diagnosis. With our experience on bronchial FBA initially misdiagnosed as acute bronchiolitis, we emphasize that a minute radiological finding should not be neglected and a repeat chest radiograph may be helpful when the initial study shows normal findings. Multidetector computed tomography is a very useful noninvasive diagnostic modality for FBA.
