An 18-month-old child was hospitalized with presumptive diagnosis of foreign body
aspiration. Chest radiography revealed atelectasis in the right lower lobe. Foreign
body was not seen at rigid bronchoscopy. Tuberculin skin test was 11 mm with one scar
of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine. Computerized tomography of thorax revealed conglomerating
lymphadenopathy in the right hilus and calcified lymphadenopathy as well as pneumonic
consolidation of the right lower lobe. Tuberculosis was diagnosed based on his tuberculin
skin test and thorax computerized tomography. This case is presented to emphasize
that tuberculosis should be included to the differential diagnosis of children that
present with signs and symptoms of foreign body aspiration and atelectasis.
Keywords
Tuberculosis - children - foreign body aspiration
