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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.
Autores principales: | Bodini, Alessandro, Pecoraro, Luca, Catalano, Filippo, Aricò, Melodie Olivia, Tenero, Laura, Piazza, Michele, Piacentini, Giorgio |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7388604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32774614 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.38.20037 |
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