Open AccessAn Unusual Case of Foreign Body Aspiration Masquerading as Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Author(s) -
Nageswara Rao Gopathi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12755.6081
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body aspiration , foreign body , eosinophilia , aspiration pneumonia , pneumonia , chronic cough , dermatology , eosinophilic pneumonia , pediatrics , surgery , lung , asthma , pathology , respiratory disease
Foreign body aspiration into the airways is a common occurrence in inebriated conditions, paediatric age group and or loss of cough reflex. Acute symptoms, often times are recognized and medical assistance is sought. Subtle aspirations, unrecognized and stationed for longer time in the abode of airways pose variegated clinical picture. The authors present herewith an unsuspected case of Areca nut in a middle-aged woman mimicking eosinophilic pneumonia.