Can inhaled foreign body mimic asthma in an adolescent?

A 14 year old male was diagnosed with asthma but didn´t improve with appropriate inhalation therapy. Rigid bronchoscopy revealed a food fragment, almost completely occluding the lower-left bronchus lumen. Based on the reported history, it had been likely there for several years..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

The Pan African Medical Journal - 36(2020), 38 Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Sprache:

Englisch ; Französisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alessandro Bodini [VerfasserIn]
Luca Pecoraro [VerfasserIn]
Filippo Catalano [VerfasserIn]
Melodie Olivia Aricò [VerfasserIn]
Laura Tenero [VerfasserIn]
Michele Piazza [VerfasserIn]
Giorgio Piacentini [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent
Asthma
Bronchoscopy
Cough
Differential diagnosis
Foreign body aspiration
Medicine
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doi:

10.11604/pamj.2020.36.38.20037

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ003497089