TY - JOUR A2 - Raja’a, Yahia A. AU - Tsang, James E. AU - Sun, June AU - Ooi, Gaik C. AU - Tsang, Kenneth W. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/12/13 TI - Endobronchial Foreign Body Presenting as Exacerbation of Asthma SP - 6863083 VL - 2017 AB - 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 boy who aspirated a “LEGO” toy and presented with a week history of increasing respiratory distress compatible with known asthma. Despite a normal chest X-ray, a low-dose computed tomography showed the presence of a foreign body in the left main bronchus, which was subsequently removed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Our case serves to reemphasize the importance of considering airway foreign bodies as a cause of respiratory distress, especially in young children. SN - 2090-648X UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6863083 DO - 10.1155/2017/6863083 JF - Case Reports in Emergency Medicine PB - Hindawi KW - ER -