Aspiration of a cigarette filter from a bronchodilator inhaler.
The majority of foreign-body aspirations are seen in children. In adults, neurological dysfunction, trauma, alcohol abuse, or psychological disorders can lead to aspiration, but normal adults can also suffer foreign body aspiration. The symptoms include acute asphyxiation, with or without complete airway obstruction, cough, dyspnea, choking, and fever, which also occur in many other medical conditions. Bronchoscopic removal of the foreign body is necessary, and flexible bronchoscopy is effective in the diagnosis and removal. We saw a patient with COPD who aspirated a plastic cigarette filter while using his bronchodilator inhaler.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. aykutelicora@yahoo.com.tr
Aykut
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Eliçora
Şerife Tuba
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Liman
Tuğba
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Asli
Tülay
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Hoşten
Salih
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Topçu
D061808:Air Filters; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012907:Smoking
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents