Abstract
Authors report two cases of bronchiectasis resulting from prolonged sojourn of foreign body in the bronchus.
One case is that of a 33-year-old male who aspirated while in his primary school grade a peanut kernel which remained for about one year. Recent chest examination revealed bronchiectatic changes involving the left lingular bronchus.
The second case is that of 28 years old female who aspirated a denture in a fit of epileptic seizure. Years later she developted bronchiectasis in the left lower and lingular bronchi.
