TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated Pleural Effusion-An Interesting Case Report of Foreign Body Aspiration-A Case Report
AU - Shreyas, Deepa
AU - Nayak, Dinesh M.
AU - Nayak, Ramya
AU - Gupta, Ashish
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PY - 2022/11/27
Y1 - 2022/11/27
N2 - Foreign body (FB) aspiration is a serious medical problem that can mimic other respiratory conditions. Isolated pleural effusion is a rare presentation of FB aspiration. We report herein a six years old boy presenting with fever and cough without history of choking and respiratory distress and X-ray chest suggestive of pleural effusion. Although, the child was initially misdiagnosed as pneumonia with sympneumonic effusion, the diagnosis was established only once he coughed out a piece of foreign body. The present case highlights that FB aspiration, even though rare, should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion.
AB - Foreign body (FB) aspiration is a serious medical problem that can mimic other respiratory conditions. Isolated pleural effusion is a rare presentation of FB aspiration. We report herein a six years old boy presenting with fever and cough without history of choking and respiratory distress and X-ray chest suggestive of pleural effusion. Although, the child was initially misdiagnosed as pneumonia with sympneumonic effusion, the diagnosis was established only once he coughed out a piece of foreign body. The present case highlights that FB aspiration, even though rare, should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion.
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U2 - 10.3126/jnps.v42i1.39003
DO - 10.3126/jnps.v42i1.39003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142639457
SN - 1990-7974
VL - 42
SP - 157
EP - 159
JO - Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society
JF - Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society
IS - 1
ER -