Nonresolving Pneumonia: A Curious Case

Nonresolving penumonia is a challenge for pulmonologists facing various diagnostic options.The first step is to assess whether is a pneumonia that is evolving well but slowly because of factores dependent on the patient or on the etiological agent; othervise it will be necessary extend the diagnostic spectrum with chest TAC, ecography and bronchoscopy to rule out non-infectious causes or infectious complications.We are presenting a case of post-obstructive recurrent pneumonia complicated with empyema secundary to the aspiration of a foreign body, fact at all not suspected.