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.
Can inhaled foreign body mimic asthma in an adolescent?
Alessandro Bodini;Luca Pecoraro
;Filippo Catalano;Melodie Olivia Aricò;Laura Tenero;Michele Piazza;Giorgio Piacentini
2020-01-01
Abstract
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.
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