A direct adverse effect of smoking

Christos Kyriakopoulos; Athena Gogali; Christos Chronis; Konstantinos Kostikas

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101438

A direct adverse effect of smoking

Respir Med Case Rep. 2021 Jun 3:33:101438. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101438. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Christos Kyriakopoulos¹, Athena Gogali¹, Christos Chronis¹, Konstantinos Kostikas¹

Affiliation

¹ Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.

Abstract

Smoking has been accounted for numerous adverse effects. We report a direct effect of smoking in a 73-year-old patient, a heavy smoker who presented to the emergency department with a 48-h history of productive cough and fever. Chest x-ray and chest CT revealed right lung infiltrates; however, they were not suggestive of the diagnosis, which was established through flexible bronchoscopy. The specific procedure concurrently contributed to the treatment of the patient.

Keywords: Adverse effects; Bronchoscopic treatment; Chest imaging; Foreign body aspiration; Smoking.

Publication types

Case Reports