Pulmonology

Background  A 13-year-old boy while eating betel nut accidentally aspirated one in his lungs. It was unnoticed for one year, and he continued to have pneumonia.  Diagnosis & Treatment Bronchoscopy showed impacted betel nut with surrounding granulation....

A 53-year-old female was diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in 2009. Diagnosis & Treatment The patient presented with stridor that was caused due to an obstructed airway resulting from subglottic stenosis (SGS) secondary to GPA. She...