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May 27, 2020Keywords:
Foreign body aspiration; asthma; differential diagnosis; bronchoscopy; cough; adolescent
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Can inhaled foreign body mimic asthma in an adolescent?
Alessandro Bodini
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Luca Pecoraro
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Filippo Catalano
Emergency Endoscopy Unit, Borgo Trento Hospital, Verona, Italy
Melodie Olivia Aricò
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Laura Tenero
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Michele Piazza
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Giorgio Piacentini
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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.