Open AccessConcealed Foreign Body Aspiration: A Master of Disguise
Author(s) -
Pravin Sugunan,
Netia Jeganathan,
Philip Rajan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
malaysian journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1511-4511
DOI - 10.51407/mjpch.v26i1.3
Subject(s) - foreign body aspiration , medicine , foreign body , respiratory distress , girl , rigid bronchoscopy , foreign body removal , bronchoscopy , acute respiratory distress , flexible bronchoscopy , foreign bodies , mechanical ventilation , surgery , general surgery , anesthesia , lung , psychology , developmental psychology
Aspiration of a foreign body is rare in school-age children. This reports the 21-day journey of an 8-year-old girl who had a foreign body aspiration. She presented to our hospital after five days of respiratory distress. She subsequently required mechanical ventilation and was supported with triple inotropes. After 18 days, a foreign body was removed via rigid bronchoscopy, followed by a rapid recovery of the patient.