A Case of Bronchial Foreign Body Misdiagnosed as Bronchial Asthma.

Lee, Byoung Jun; Lee, Young Woo; Jung, Jae Woo; Shin, Jong Wook; Kim, Jae Yeol; Park, In Won; Choi, Byoung Whui

doi:2004.57.5.484

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 57(5); 2004 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;57(5):484-488.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.57.5.484 Published online November 1, 2004.

A Case of Bronchial Foreign Body Misdiagnosed as Bronchial Asthma.

Byoung Jun Lee, Young Woo Lee, Jae Woo Jung, Jong Wook Shin, Jae Yeol Kim, In Won Park, Byoung Whui Choi

Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. iwpark@cau.ac.kr

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

Key Words: Foreign body, Aspiration, Bronchial asthma