An Unusual Case of Foreign Body Aspiration Masquerading as Pulmonary Eosinophilia
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Correspondence
Dr. Nageswara Rao Gopathi,
6-4-96, LIC quarters, 4/2 Arundelpeta, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522 002, India.
E-mail: nityanageswar@gmail.com
Foreign body aspiration into the airways is a common occurrence in inebriated conditions, paediatric age group and or loss of cough reflex. Acute symptoms, often times are recognized and medical assistance is sought. Subtle aspirations, unrecognized and stationed for longer time in the abode of airways pose variegated clinical picture. The authors present herewith an unsuspected case of Areca nut in a middle-aged woman mimicking eosinophilic pneumonia.