ABSTRACT
A 1 1/2-year-old male child with past history of recurrent wheezing presented with a severe and refractory episode following a peanut aspiration. A bronchoscopy was done and the peanut removed. However, as the wheezing persisted a detailed evaluation was done which revealed a bronchogenic cyst. Surgical excision of the cyst was done and the child improved symptomatically. Congenital lesions need to be ruled out in infants and children with persistent and refractory wheezing.
Subject(s)
Bronchogenic Cyst , Bronchogenic Cyst/complications , Bronchogenic Cyst/diagnosis , Bronchogenic Cyst/diagnostic imaging , Bronchogenic Cyst/surgery , Bronchoscopy , Foreign Bodies/complications , Foreign Bodies/diagnosis , Foreign Bodies/therapy , Humans , Infant , Male , Radiography, Thoracic , Respiratory Sounds , Tomography, Spiral Computed , Trachea , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A 11/2-year-old male child with past history of recurrent wheezing presented with a severe and refractory episode following a peanut aspiration. A bronchoscopy was done and the peanut removed. However, as the wheezing persisted a detailed evaluation was done which revealed a bronchogenic cyst. Surgical excision of the cyst was done and the child improved symptomatically. Congenital lesions need to be ruled out in infants and children with persistent and refractory wheezing.
