We report an unusual case of a 1-year-old child with an intrabronchial foreign body. He had been coughing very hard and his face was cyanotic.
Chest X-ray showed atelectasis in the left lower lung field and pulmonary emphysema in the right lung field.
A diagnosis o f suspected left intrabron chial foreign body was made.
Bronchoscopy was performed immediately and a foreign body was extracted from the left main bronchus. The foreign body looked like mold in the bronchus.
