An unusual case of foreign body aspiration in 6-year-old boy

Ilchenko, Svitlana and Fialkovska, Anastasiia and Shchudro, Serhii (2021) An unusual case of foreign body aspiration in 6-year-old boy. Journal of Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs, Vol. 2. pp. 20-23. ISSN 2766-9696

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Abstract

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children. FBA isnot always immediately diagnosed, partly because this diagnosis is not frequently in mind, but alsobecause FBA does not have a specific clinical manifestation. FBA can be misdiagnosed as asthma, upperrespiratory tract infection, pneumonia, or croup. Sometimes, FBA can be completely asymptomatic. Wepresent the case with a delay in diagnosing FBA and discuss the appropriate management of suspectedforeign body aspiration in a 6-year-old boy. This case illustrates the need for prompt action and a highlevel of suspicion in patients with prolonged symptoms and no resolution with standard treatment.Diagnosis should always be based on a combination of data obtained from the clinical history, physicalexamination, and radiographic findings. However, the normal appearance of a chest X-ray does notexclude the possibility of FBA.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	https://doi.org/10.36013/jrdod.v2i
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Foreign bodies aspiration, children.
Subjects:	Pulmonology
Divisions:	Departments > Department of Children's Diseases
Depositing User:	Анастасия Жигар
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2021 08:00
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2021 08:00
URI:	http://repo.dma.dp.ua/id/eprint/6460

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