Presentation
1 month of acute onset dyspnea.
Patient Data
Age: 1 year
Gender: Male
From the case:
Airway foreign body
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Greater volume and lucency of left hemithorax.
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A repeat chest x-ray one month later shows no change, with continued volume loss on the right / hyperinflation on the left.
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Left main bronchus foreign body.
Asymmetry in both hemithoraces, with greater volume and lucency to the left due to air trapping.
Case Discussion
Delayed diagnosis of airway foreign body in left main bronchus. Fortunately, there was no progression in lung collapse.
The foreign body is evident in the left main bronchus with secondary left-sided hyperinflation due to air trapping.
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