Haemorrhagic pleural effusion several months after inhalation of a foreign body

Eur Respir J. 1993 Jan;6(1):141-3.

Abstract

We present the case of a 50 yr old female with chronic obstructive lung disease, who, secondary to inhalation of a foreign body, developed recurrent pneumonia and a haemorrhagic pleural effusion (HPE). The foreign body (vegetable matter) was removed by rigid bronchoscopy and the patient recovered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung* / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology
  • Radiography
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Time Factors