Foreign-Body Aspiration Presenting as Recurrent Pneumonia: A Case Report

Key Points

• The aim is to highlight the link between foreign-body aspiration and recurrent pneumonia in a specific case.
• Case report involving a patient with a history of recurrent pneumonia following aspiration incident.
• Conducted examinations and rigid bronchoscopy to identify the foreign body after multiple hospital admissions.
• Detailed review of radiological findings that led to previously missed diagnoses.
• Patient aspirated denture material after a motorcycle accident, leading to chronic pneumonia over years.
• Bronchoscopy finally identified the denture material as the cause for recurrent pneumonia episodes.
• Radiolucent nature of the denture material contributed to delayed diagnosis.

Abstract