Foreign body bronchus - presenting with asthma

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Dec;52(1):107-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02996457.

Abstract

Foreign bodies in the respiratory passages are always due to the accidental inhalation. Children are more affected while the adults rarely present with the foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. A case report of an accidentally inhaled foreign body ( a broken piece of a stainless steel spoon handle), where the patient was not aware of it and presented with bronchial asthma is being presented.