An unusual cause of chronic cough. Foreign body aspiration.
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a serious medical problem, causing thousands of deaths nationally each year. Clinical presentations range from acute suffocation and death to chronic and subtle respiratory symptoms. Although FBA is more common in children, adult patients are also at risk. We present a classic case of FBA in an adult male with a history of alcohol abuse and chronic cough.
Willett
Lisa L
LL
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012, USA. lwillett@uabmc.edu
Barney
Joseph
J
Saylors
Gene
G
Dransfield
Mark
M
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged