Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet, Hyderabad, India.
Division of Interventional Pulmonology, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(3):278-279. doi: 10.5603/ARM.2020.0114.
Pill aspiration depicts an unusual type of foreign body aspiration necessitating a discrete diagnostic and therapeutic approach.1 Some pills may remain intact in the endobronchial tree for many years without causing much harm, whereas others may dissolve2 The clinical outcomes may also vary, from an asymptomatic granuloma to severe, life-threatening airway complications, depending upon the chemical properties of the pill. We report a compelling case of pill aspiration in a healthy patient.
药丸吸入描绘了一种不常见的异物吸入类型,需要采用独特的诊断和治疗方法。1 有些药丸在支气管树中可能多年保持完整,而不会造成太大伤害,而有些药丸则可能溶解。2 临床结果也可能有所不同,从无症状的肉芽肿到严重的、危及生命的气道并发症,具体取决于药丸的化学性质。我们报告了一例健康患者的药丸吸入病例。