Severe Airway Injury Due to Alendronate Aspiration

Sequelae of foreign body aspiration can range from clinically silent and asymptomatic to immediate asphyxiation and death. Only two previous cases of bisphosphonate tablet aspiration have been reported. Ulcerative esophagitis, a known adverse effect of oral bisphosphonate formulations, occurs primar...

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Main Authors: Paul MacEachern, Aiden Brazil, Alain Tremblay, David R Stather, Alex C Chee, Julie Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/753906