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. 2015 Apr;9(4):OJ02-3.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12847.5820. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Endobronchial Foreign Body (FB): A Rare Cause of Empyema

Asmita Mehta  1 , Amit Gupta  2 , Aziz Ks  2 , Rajesh Venkitakrishnan  3
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Endobronchial Foreign Body (FB): A Rare Cause of Empyema

Asmita Mehta et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cough; Left side pleural empyema.

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Chest radiograph showing left sided loculated pleural effusion
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CT chest with contrast showing narrowing of left lower lobe bronchus with underlying collapse consolidation and left pleural effusion
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Retrieved foreign body- a bone
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Follow up x-ray showing clearance of pleural effusion
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