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.

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Udgivet i:Pan Afr Med J
Main Authors: Bodini, Alessandro, Pecoraro, Luca, Catalano, Filippo, Aricò, Melodie Olivia, Tenero, Laura, Piazza, Michele, Piacentini, Giorgio
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Case Report
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7388604/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32774614
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.38.20037
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