Foreign body left main bronchus

Case contributed by Baqar Hasan
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Cough for 2 hours

Patient Data

Age: 6 months
Gender: Male

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines

Chest

x-ray

A foreign body (nail) in the left main bronchus with left lung air trapping.

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