Unsuspected foreign-body aspiration in adult patient with status asthmaticus: Case report

<p class="abstract">Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is a life threatening emergency that requires prompt removal, but sometimes it may remain undetected because of atypical history, or misleading clinical and radiological findings. We present a case report of a 32 years old female who presented with progressive dyspnoea, misdiagnosed as asthma, not responding to bronchodilators and finally diagnosed as foreign body in trachea. The inclusion of foreign body aspiration in the differential for such patients allows for early recognition and appropriate management.</p>

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A rare case of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in an adult patient admitted to the ICU: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.jtumed.2016.03.008 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 274-276

Author(s):

Ali A. Al Bshabshe

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Adult Patient ◽

Rare Case ◽

Foreign Body Aspiration ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Tracheobronchial Foreign Body

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Diagnostic confusion in paediatric respiratory pathology. Case report

ORL ro ◽

10.26416/orl.30.1.2016.652 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 48-50

Author(s):

Adina A. Zamfir-Chiru-Anton ◽

D.C. Gheorghe

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Clinical Picture ◽

Foreign Body Aspiration ◽

Effective Therapy ◽

Partial Loss ◽

Detailed History ◽

Therapy Approach ◽

Diagnostic Confusion ◽

Respiratory Pathology

The authors present the case of a 4-year-old child admitted to the ENT Department with possible pulmonary foreign body aspiration. A detailed history revealed a clinical picture that seemed to depict an absence episode (with partial loss of conscience and cianosis) occured when eating, less the symptomes of a respiratory foreign body. Diagnosis needed full respiratory endoscopy and neurologic evaluation for correct assesment and effective therapy approach.

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Pneumopericardium after Foreign Body Aspiration: A Case Report

New Emirates Medical Journal ◽

10.2174/0250688201901010004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 4-6

Author(s):

Abdelgalil Ragab ◽

Tarek Al Salhani ◽

Sallam Taha ◽

Eyad Darraj ◽

Kamal Moustafa

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Foreign Body Aspiration ◽

Sharp Foreign Body

A case of spontaneous pneumopericardium occurred in the patient after the aspiration of no sharp foreign body. The patient was sent to Operation Theater (OT), bronchoscopic extraction of the foreign body was performed, and the patient was stable postoperatively. Serial follow up X-rayswere done and showed resolving of the pneumopericardium.

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The over diagnosed COVID-19 infection in an adult patient with foreign body aspiration

Annals of Medicine and Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102653 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102653

Author(s):

Ali Sharifpour ◽

Aref Hoseini ◽

Zahra Nekoukar ◽

Elham Sadat Banimostafavi ◽

Mahdi Fakhar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Adult Patient ◽

Foreign Body Aspiration

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Foreign body aspiration in an 11-month-old child; the importance of anamnesis and respiratory examination

Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care ◽

10.15406/jpnc.2020.10.00429 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 156-157

Author(s):

Muhammet Mesut Nezir ENGİN ◽

Fatih ERDOĞAN ◽

Özlem KÜÇÜK ◽

Murat KAYA

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Case Report ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Respiratory Distress ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Pediatric Emergency ◽

Foreign Body Aspiration ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Pediatric Emergency Department ◽

Delay In Diagnosis

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is common in children. Especially in children, the majority of accidental deaths occur due to FBA. Morbidity and mortality rates increase, especially in children between the ages of one and four, and as a result of delay in diagnosis. The most common symptoms in patients with FBA are cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, stridor and wheezing. In this case report, a patient who presented with sudden respiratory distress in the Pediatric Emergency Department was presented and the importance of anamnesis and respiratory examination in the diagnosis of FBA was emphasized.

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