Abstract
Case. A 49-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to recurrent pneumonia that was nonresponsive to antibiotics. A chest computed tomography scan revealed infiltration in the right S^<10> in addition to a calcified endobronchial nodule in the right B^<10>. Bronchoscopy was performed, which revealed a foreign body in the right B^<10>b that was subsequently removed. Thereafter, imaging showed an improvement in the pneumonia. After extensively taking the patient's history, it was found that he had suffered from the accidental aspiration of an air rifle pellet 37 years previously. Conclusions. We herein describe a case in which the presentation of pneumonia led to the removal of a foreign object under flexible bronchoscopy.
