Abstract:The exact incidence of foreign body aspiration among adults is unknown, and its clinical presentation is vastly divergent. We report the previously undescribed occurrence of cockroach aspiration in an adult, presenting with a “crawling sensation” in his chest. Flexible endobronchial examination revealed a foreign body impacted in the lingula, resembling the Australian cockroach Periplaneta australasiae. Partial extraction via biopsy forceps was performed and complicated by acute hypoxia on disimpaction, requir… Show more
“…A 2018 case reported an adult man with a "crawling sensation" in his chest who on flexible bronchoscopy was found to have a foreign body resembling an Australian cockroach obstructing the lingula. The foreign body was successfully removed [2]. In 1996, Sharma et al reported finding a "mummified" cockroach in the bronchus of a pediatric patient [3].…”
Section: Introduction Foreign Body Aspirationmentioning
We report the apparent aspiration of a bee followed by anaphylaxis and respiratory arrest in an adult male. The patient’s subjective experience of “swallowing a bee” is supported by clinical and radiographic findings.
“…A 2018 case reported an adult man with a "crawling sensation" in his chest who on flexible bronchoscopy was found to have a foreign body resembling an Australian cockroach obstructing the lingula. The foreign body was successfully removed [2]. In 1996, Sharma et al reported finding a "mummified" cockroach in the bronchus of a pediatric patient [3].…”
Section: Introduction Foreign Body Aspirationmentioning
We report the apparent aspiration of a bee followed by anaphylaxis and respiratory arrest in an adult male. The patient’s subjective experience of “swallowing a bee” is supported by clinical and radiographic findings.
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