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A Case of Intrabronchial Foreign Body Presenting as Mold in the Bronchus

Kotaro Take, Takeshi Akisada, Yukihiro Sato, Akimitsu Kawai, Kanae Hori, Yozo Orita

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We report an unusual case of a 1-year-old child with an intrabronchial foreign body. He had been coughing very hard and his face was cyanotic.Chest X-ray showed atelectasis in the left lower lung field and pulmonary emphysema in the right lung field.A diagnosis o f suspected left intrabron chial foreign body was made.Bronchoscopy was performed immediately and a foreign body was extracted from the left main bronchus. The foreign body looked like mold in the bronchus.

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We report an unusual case of a 1-year-old child with an intrabronchial foreign body. He had been coughing very hard and his face was cyanotic.Chest X-ray showed atelectasis in the left lower lung field and pulmonary emphysema in the right lung field.A diagnosis o f suspected left intrabron chial foreign body was made.Bronchoscopy was performed immediately and a foreign body was extracted from the left main bronchus. The foreign body looked like mold in the bronchus.

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We report an unusual case of a 1-year-old child with an intrabronchial foreign body. He had been coughing very hard and his face was cyanotic.Chest X-ray showed atelectasis in the left lower lung field and pulmonary emphysema in the right lung field.A diagnosis o f suspected left intrabron chial foreign body was made.Bronchoscopy was performed immediately and a foreign body was extracted from the left main bronchus. The foreign body looked like mold in the bronchus.

Key concepts: Foreign body, Atelectasis, Foreign body aspiration, Medicine, Bronchus, Left main bronchus, Right Main Bronchus, Bronchoscopy

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