Preschooler who was seen to swallow a foreign body and then start coughing

Chest
CXR of airway foreign body in left mainstem bronchus
CXR AP (above) shows hyperlucency of the left lung when compared to the right lung. Right lateral decubitus CXR (below left) shows appropriate collapse of the right lung when placed in a dependent position. Left lateral decubitus CXR (below right) shows inappropriate non-collapse of the left lung when placed in a dependent position.

The diagnosis was airway foreign body in the left mainstem bronchus.

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