Can inhaled foreign body mimic asthma in an adolescent?

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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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Bodini, A., Pecoraro, L., Catalano, F., Aricò, M. O., Tenero, L., Piazza, M., & Piacentini, G. (2020). Can inhaled foreign body mimic asthma in an adolescent? Pan African Medical Journal, 36, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.38.20037

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