Paediatric foreign body aspiration and endobronchial granuloma

Adeline Y L Lim; Sadasivam Suresh

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1184

Paediatric foreign body aspiration and endobronchial granuloma

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Jun 20;11(7):e01184. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1184. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Adeline Y L Lim^{1

2}, Sadasivam Suresh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Queensland Children's Hospital Brisbane Queensland Australia.
² Faculty of Medicine University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia.

Abstract

Paediatric foreign body aspiration can result in pulmonary complications including the formation of endobronchial granuloma, which can be managed conservatively or via surgical or bronchoscopic intervention. This case highlights the importance of having a high index of suspicion for foreign body aspiration in patients with persistent symptoms or abnormal imaging.

Keywords: foreign body; granuloma; paediatrics.