Endobronchial Foreign Body Presenting as Exacerbation of Asthma

Airway foreign bodies are a leading cause of death among children and require urgent recognition by medical personnel. While most cases are diagnosed readily from a clinical history of acute respiratory distress, some cases remain more indolent and present later. We report the case of a 7-year-old b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James E. Tsang, June Sun, Gaik C. Ooi, Kenneth W. Tsang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6863083