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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 23;8(6):e00606.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.606. eCollection 2020 Aug.

A foreign body experience

David Ferreira  1 , Yashneel Prasad  1 , Hima Vedam  1   2 , Melissa Baraket  1   2 , Sayontonee Ghosh  1 , Jonathan P Williamson  1   2   3
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A foreign body experience

David Ferreira et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Foreign body inhalation (FBI) is an uncommon clinical entity in adults. Despite this, FBI is an under-recognized, serious, and easily treatable condition. The authors report a case of a 31-year-old female asthmatic who presented with wheeze and cough not responding to therapy. Chest computed tomography and bronchoscopy confirmed a foreign body distal to the left upper lobe vestibule. The non-organic material was removed with rigid bronchoscopy and cryoprobe with resolution of symptoms. FBI remains an important differential in those presenting with respiratory symptoms in the absence of other diagnoses.

Keywords: Clinical respiratory medicine; cough; radiology and other imaging.

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(A) Foreign body in the left upper lobe bronchus. (B) Foreign body identified on chest computed tomography. (C) Non‐organic foreign body. (D) Follow‐up bronchoscopy demonstrating patent left upper lobe bronchus.
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