title: An uncommon mimic of an acute asthma exacerbation.
abstract: Foreign body aspiration in adults has a variety of clinical presentations and often goes unrecognized. We describe the case of a patient who experienced crack cocaine aspiration and presented with symptoms of an acute asthma exacerbation requiring mechanical ventilation until the eventual diagnosis and bronchoscopic removal of the foreign body.
authors: Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Zaas
authors: Malcolm
authors: M
authors: Brock
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Yang
authors: J T
authors: JT
authors: Sylvester
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001980:Bronchi; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine