An unusual presentation of necrotizing pneumonia caused by foreign body retention in a 20-month-old child: A case report and literature review

Yuqi Wang; Yunlian Zhou; Feng Pan; Yingshuo Wang

doi:10.3389/fped.2023.1203103

Frontiers in Pediatrics (Jun 2023)

An unusual presentation of necrotizing pneumonia caused by foreign body retention in a 20-month-old child: A case report and literature review

Yuqi Wang,
Yunlian Zhou,
Feng Pan,
Yingshuo Wang

Affiliations

Yuqi Wang: Department of Pulmonology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
Yunlian Zhou: Department of Pulmonology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
Feng Pan: Department of Pediatrics, Xuancheng People’s Hospital, Xuancheng, China
Yingshuo Wang: Department of Pulmonology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1203103
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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Necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is a rare but serious complication that occurs after foreign body retention. We report a case of severe NP in an infant caused by foreign body retention in the airway with no choking history. After a timely tracheoscopy and effective antibiotic treatment, her initial clinical symptoms were alleviated. However, she subsequently exhibited pulmonary manifestations of necrotizing pneumonia. To reduce the risk of NP from foreign body aspiration, for patients with airway obstruction and asymmetrical opacity of both lungs, timely diagnostic bronchoscopic evaluation is essential.

Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2296-2360 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/pediatrics

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