The development of asthma after tracheobronchial aspiration of a foreign body.
To evaluate whether a tracheobronchial foreign body (TBFB) itself or its removal by bronchoscopy with the patient under general anesthesia predisposed children to asthma, we surveyed 58 children who had a TBFB removed at the Mayo Clinic between 1970 and 1978. A control group included children who had undergone tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. Asthma developed in four children in each group. Children with a TBFB do not seem to be predisposed to the development of asthma.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D012119:Respiration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014132:Trachea