Presentation
Trauma.
From the case:
Right lower lobe collapse from inhaled tooth
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Endotracheal tube, bilateral chest tubes, and a central line noted.
A radiopaque foreign body representing a tooth in the right lower lobe bronchus with increased opacity and obscuration of the right heart border in keeping with a right middle lobe collapse.
Case Discussion
Inhaled foreign bodies may be complicated by hemoptysis, air trapping, post-obstructive collapse, pneumonia or bronchiectasis. Removal of the foreign body is usually performed via bronchoscopy.
Case credit: Dr Donna D'Souza.
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