Respir Case Rep. 2021; 10(3): 167-171 | DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2021.60783

Cinnamon Stick Aspiration in a Patient with Asthma: A Case Report

Sefa Semih Atal¹, Omer Ayten¹, Cengiz Özdemir², Tayfun Caliskan¹, Bengü Þaylan¹, Oguzhan Okutan¹, Zafer Kartaloglu^1
1Department of Pulmonology, Sultan 2. Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ýstanbul, Turkey
²Department of Pulmonology, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Tho-racic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ýstanbul, Turkey

Foreign body aspiration into the tracheobronchial system, which is more common in children than adults, can have serious consequences, leading even to mortality and morbidity, and may be diagnosed only after a delay. A foreign body was detected during a flexible bronchoscopy due to stenosis in the left main bronchus in the chest computed tomography of a 59-year-old female patient being followed up for asthma. A cinnamon stick identified in the left main bronchus was removed with rigid bronchoscopy, revealing the asthma to be a misdiagnosis.

Keywords: Tracheobronchial system, foreign body aspiration, cinnamon stick, asthma, rigid bronchoscopy.

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Astým Tanýlý Hastada Tarçýn Çubuðu Aspirasyonu: Olgu Sunumu

Sefa Semih Atal¹, Omer Ayten¹, Cengiz Özdemir², Tayfun Caliskan¹, Bengü Þaylan¹, Oguzhan Okutan¹, Zafer Kartaloglu^1
1Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Sultan 2. Abdülhamid Han Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Göðüs Hastalýklarý Kliniði, Ýstanbul
²Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Yedikule Göðüs Hastalýklarý Ve Göðüs Cerrahisi Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Göðüs Hastalýklarý Kliniði, Ýstanbul

Trakeobronþiyal sisteme yabancý cisim aspirasyonu, çocuklarda eriþkinlere göre daha sýk görülen, ciddi sonuçlara ve hatta mortalite ve morbiditeye neden olabilen, tanýda gecikme yaþanýlan bir durumdur. Astým nedeni ile takip edilen 59 yaþýndaki kadýn hastanýn akciðer bilgisayarlý tomografisinde sol ana bronþta daralma olmasý nedeni ile yapýlan fleksible bronkoskopide yabancý cisim saptanmýþtýr. Hastaya yanlýþlýkla astým tanýsý konmuþtu.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Trakeobronþiyal sistem, yabancý cisim aspirasyonu, tarçýn çubuðu, astým, rijid bronkoskopi.

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