Also known as: Earring aspiration
Lung tissue necrosisRespiratory distress
A college student presents with what appears to be bronchitis but progressively worsens, ultimately coughing up necrotic lung tissue. House eventually determines it's a foreign body (possibly a pea) lodged in the airway that caused the symptoms and tissue death, requiring exploratory surgery.
House — S07E13Patient: Rutgers college student