An uncommon mimic of an acute asthma exacerbation

David Zaas; Malcolm Brock; Stephen Yang; J. T. Sylvester

doi:10.1378/chest.121.5.1707

An uncommon mimic of an acute asthma exacerbation

David Zaas, Malcolm Brock, Stephen Yang, J. T. Sylvester

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1707-1709
Number of pages	3
Journal	CHEST
Volume	121
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.121.5.1707
State	Published - Jan 1 2002

Keywords

Aspiration
Asthma
Cocaine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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