A 4-year-old child developed sudden bouts of cough & respiratory distress after eating peanuts. His Chest X ray shows the following; Diagnosis?: (A) Obstructive emphysema right side, (B) Obstructive emphysema left side, (C) Pneumonia, (D) Bronchiectasis
Answer is B. This chest X-ray shows increased radiolucency of left hemithorax suggestive of hyperinflated chest on left side Foreign body aspiration could be the probable underlying cause- Obstructive emphysema left side