[Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration simulating asthma attack--a case report].
Wheezing is a major symptom of asthma although it may be present in other pathologies. Foreign body aspiration a situation that often remains hidden for long periods of time. The authors present a case report of an asthmatic victim of workplace accident with aspiration of foreign body that was only suspected after some time.
Guimarães
Miguel
M
Unidade de Broncologia do Serviço de Pneumologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia (CHVNG). m.guimaraes@mail.telepac.pt
Seabra
Bárbara
B
Almeida
José
J
Amaro
Piedade
P
Moura Sá
João
J
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001980:Bronchi; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D014132:Trachea