%0 Journal Article
%T It was inhaled not swallowed-Neglected 5 month foreign body airway
%A Amarpreet S
%A Nik Hassan NFH
%A Periyathamby S
%A Senthilraj R
%J Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v18i4.42912
%X A delayed detection of foreign body airway implicated high morbidity. The longer duration of the foreign body in the lung can lead to a more sinister complication. A radiolucent foreign body, non organic foreign body and unwitnessed foreign body ingestion contribute significantly to the delay in the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration. We report a case of an undiagnosed radio opaque foreign body in the right bronchus for five months in a 8-year-old child, which the onset of foreign body ingestion was witnessed by parents. Eventually he presented with pneumonia and atelectasis
%U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMS/article/view/42912