Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common issue in children, particularly boys, and can be life-threatening. Early removal of the foreign body (FB) leads to recovery, but delayed diagnosis may cause complications such as granuloma, recurrent pneumonia, and atelectasis. This condition often results f...
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| author | Hosseinali Ghaffaripour Maedeh Asi Ali Valinejadi Maryam Hassanzad Tayyebeh Khakkard Arda Kiani Leila Mohammadpour |
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| description | Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common issue in children, particularly boys, and can be life-threatening. Early removal of the foreign body (FB) leads to recovery, but delayed diagnosis may cause complications such as granuloma, recurrent pneumonia, and atelectasis. This condition often results from a child’s curiosity, with factors such as inadequate swallowing reflex and activity during eating contributing to the risk. The right bronchus is the most common site for FB impaction. In this case, a child presented with persistent productive cough and shortness of breath. Initial computed tomography scans suggested pneumonia and mucoid impaction in the right lung, raising concern for tuberculosis due to a family history. However, further ultrasound and clinical findings confirmed FBA. The FB, a pen cap, was removed via bronchoscopy, and the patient’s symptoms resolved. Follow-up care was provided to ensure continued recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cfe07d040574cb0986676e008e920482025-01-07T06:19:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2024-12-0113445245610.4103/ijmy.ijmy_210_24Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in ChildrenHosseinali GhaffaripourMaedeh AsiAli ValinejadiMaryam HassanzadTayyebeh KhakkardArda KianiLeila MohammadpourForeign body aspiration (FBA) is a common issue in children, particularly boys, and can be life-threatening. Early removal of the foreign body (FB) leads to recovery, but delayed diagnosis may cause complications such as granuloma, recurrent pneumonia, and atelectasis. This condition often results from a child’s curiosity, with factors such as inadequate swallowing reflex and activity during eating contributing to the risk. The right bronchus is the most common site for FB impaction. In this case, a child presented with persistent productive cough and shortness of breath. Initial computed tomography scans suggested pneumonia and mucoid impaction in the right lung, raising concern for tuberculosis due to a family history. However, further ultrasound and clinical findings confirmed FBA. The FB, a pen cap, was removed via bronchoscopy, and the patient’s symptoms resolved. Follow-up care was provided to ensure continued recovery.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_210_24bronchoscopychronic coughforeign bodiesrespiratory aspirationtuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Hosseinali Ghaffaripour Maedeh Asi Ali Valinejadi Maryam Hassanzad Tayyebeh Khakkard Arda Kiani Leila Mohammadpour Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children International Journal of Mycobacteriology bronchoscopy chronic cough foreign bodies respiratory aspiration tuberculosis |
| title | Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children |
| title_full | Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children |
| title_short | Tuberculosis Masquerading Foreign Body in Children |
| title_sort | tuberculosis masquerading foreign body in children |
| topic | bronchoscopy chronic cough foreign bodies respiratory aspiration tuberculosis |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_210_24 |
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