Acute-onset Breathlessness: An Unexpected Etiology?

Acute-onset breathlessness has multifactorial causes where early spotting of etiology assists in prompt treatment of these cases. Other than usual causes, an often-neglected cause, especially in adults, is non-asphyxiating foreign body aspiration. Here, we describe a case of a 40-year-old male who h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anbalagan, Lokhesh C, Muthu, Valliappan, Pannu, Ashok K, Saroch, Atul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8857712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35712747
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24112
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Sumario:Acute-onset breathlessness has multifactorial causes where early spotting of etiology assists in prompt treatment of these cases. Other than usual causes, an often-neglected cause, especially in adults, is non-asphyxiating foreign body aspiration. Here, we describe a case of a 40-year-old male who had aspirated an organic foreign body under alcohol intoxication and presented with symptoms of acute-onset breathlessness and severe hypoxia. Prompt diagnosis and bronchoscopy-guided removal result in a quick recovery of symptoms in the index patient. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Anbalagan LC, Muthu V, Pannu AK, Saroch A. Acute-onset Breathlessness: An Unexpected Etiology? Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(2):231–234.

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