Role of bronchoscopy and imaging in long-standing foreign body bronchus presenting as recurrent or non-resolving lower respiratory tract infection

Agrawal, Shailesh; Shankar, Sumita; Joshi, Anagha A; Patekar, Shivali; Bradoo, Renuka

doi:10.1007/s00405-020-06497-4

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“…Investigations have revealed a wide range of CT results in COVID-19. However, all investigations show that the presence of ground glass opacities, often with a peripheral and subpleural distribution, is the key CT characteristic of COVID-19 pneumonia (18). Additionally, bronchiectasis, lung abscess, bronchitis, pneumonitis, or atelectasis are the most common CT findings in FBA cases (19).…”

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Foreign body aspiration and mucormycosis: a case report

Mehdinezhad,

Mohseni Ahangar,

Golparvar Azizi

et al. 2023

Front. Med.

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Over the course of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous complications have been documented. In this report, we have detailed an unexpected complication of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that occurred in a 73-year-old female patient who was simultaneously afflicted with mucormycosis and another unanticipated problem. Due to the lack of recovery of the patient after receiving mucormycosis treatment and continued fever, cough and hemoptysis, bronchoscopy was performed for her. During bronchoscopy, we encountered a foreign body that was the cause of the patient’s fever, cough, and hemoptysis. Rigid bronchoscopy was performed and the foreign body was removed from the left main bronchus. The lack of a favorable treatment response after administering antifungal therapy suggested that the presence of a foreign body could potentially act as an underlying nidus, thus influencing the suboptimal therapeutic outcome. Mucormycosis is usually characterized by distinct radiological patterns. However, this case did not present predictable imaging findings, further complicating the diagnostic process associated with this invasive fungal infection.

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Foreign body aspiration and mucormycosis: a case report

Mehdinezhad,

Mohseni Ahangar,

Golparvar Azizi

et al. 2023

Front. Med.

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“…(3) Young children cannot provide a detailed history of foreign body choking. In the case of persistent and non-healing lower respiratory tract infection, the presence of bronchial foreign bodies should be checked as soon as possible to avoid delaying treatment [ 9 ].…”

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