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A Case of Bronchial Foreign Body Misdiagnosed as Bronchial Asthma  

Lee, Byoung Jun (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
Lee, Young Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
Jung, Jae Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
Shin, Jong Wook (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
Kim, Jae Yeol (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
Park, In Won (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
Choi, Byoung Whui (Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.5, 2004 , pp. 484-488 More about this Journal
Abstract
In adults, aspiration of foreign bodies into tracheobronchus is sometimes presented atypically, mimicking chronic pulmonary diseases such as bronchial asthma, pneumonia, or empyema, especially without notice of aspiration or choking. In such cases, diagnosis and adequate treatments are often delayed. Suspicion of foreign body aspiration and computed tomography and bronchoscopic examination make correct diagnosis more early. We report a case of bronchial foreign body, which had been misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma with wheezing in the whole lung filed, and reversible airway obstruction in the spirometry.
Keywords
Foreign body; Aspiration; Bronchial asthma;
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