Inhaled foreign body

Case contributed by Angela Byrne
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

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Patient Data

Age: 2 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Left side down decubitus film accentuates hyperinflation of the left lung due to an unseen inhaled foreign body.

Case Discussion

Inhaled foreign body in a two year old boy demonstrated fixed hyperinflation of the left lung, accentuated by left side down decubitus film.

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