Massive haemoptysis caused by a long‐standing foreign body in the airway

Abstract The presence of foreign bodies (FB) in the airway is a potentially life‐threatening event. We encountered a rare case of long‐standing bronchial FB complicating with intermittent massive haemoptysis in a 42‐year‐old man. He denied any prior history of aspiration. The FB was buried deep in t...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Nagano, Akiko Maeda, Takashi Kato, Ryoichi Kitamura, Wataru Higashiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.647