Abstract

 

Bronchiectasis is defined as abnormal and irreversible dilatation of subsegmental airways. Psedobronchiectasis is

reversible bronchial dilatation that develops after pneumonia and resolves after a few weeks or months of

improvement of acute infection. It is generally cylindrical. We reported a nine-year-old girl in whom

bronchiectasis of left lower lobe due to foreign body aspiration. The bronchiectasis developed in three weeks

after aspiration of foreign body, and resolved completely after extraction of foreign body and medical therapy.

Key Words: Bronchiectasis, Pseudobronchectasis, Reversible bronchectasis, Foreign body inhalation