Occult Endobronchial Foreign Body Presenting as Persistent Lobar Collapse and Severe Pneumonia

Key Points

• To highlight a rare case of foreign body aspiration in an adult presenting with pneumonia and lobar collapse.
• Case report of an adult with persistent lobar collapse and pneumonia
• Bronchoscopy conducted to investigate the airway obstruction
• An occult endobronchial foreign body was identified via bronchoscopy
• The foreign body caused significant airway obstruction
• Patients with lobar collapse and pneumonia may have undetected foreign bodies