An unusual case of foreign body aspiration mimicking cavitary tuberculosis in adolescent patient: Thread aspiration

• Main Authors: Cakir Erkan (Author), Torun Emel (Author), Uyan Zeynep (Author), Akca Ozge (Author), Soysal Omer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Foreign body aspiration continues to be a serious problem in childhood and adolescent period with significant rate of morbidity and rarely mortality. Half of the foreign body aspiration cases have no history of aspiration. The main foreign bodies inhaled are food...