Two cases of airway foreign bodies involving the aspiration of component parts of commonly used respiratory therapy equipment are described. The first case demonstrated the accidental introduction of a washer from a closed catheter suction system into the airway of a patient. The second case involved the accidental introduction of a part of an intubating stylet into the lung. Improper use of th...

A 3-year-old male child was referred to our institute with a history suggestive of sharpener blade aspiration accidently before 3 hours while playing. There was no history of vomiting, respiratory distress or any bleeding from mouth. On examination, vitals were stable and the child was breathing normally with no respiratory distress or cyanosis. On chest auscultation air entry on the left side ...

This was a retrospective analysis of the medical charts of 145 patients treated at the Bronchoscopy and Thoracic Surgery Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (HC-Unicamp, State University of Campinas Hospital das Clínicas) over a period of 10 years. There was a significant difference related to the site of first medical visit (Unicamp-HC versus other institut...

Unexpected acute respiratory failure after anesthesia is a diagnostic challenge: residual neuromuscular blockade, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, laryngospasm, atelectasis, aspiration pneumonitis, and other more uncommon causes should be taken into account at diagnosis. Lung ultrasound and echocardiography are diagnostic tools that would provide the differential diagnosis. We report a suspected ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder resulting in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. It is universally fatal, especially if the respiratory muscles are involved leading to repetitive aspiration and respiratory failure. Historically, the treatment for this disease was only supportive. Herein we describe an adult patient who presented with worsening weaknes...

SPIRATION is defined as the inhalation of oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the larynx and lower respiratory tract. 1,2 Several pulmonary syndromes may occur after aspiration, depending on the amount and nature of the aspirated material, the frequency of aspiration, and the host's response to the aspirated material. 2 Aspiration pneu-monitis (Mendelson's syndrome) is a chemical injury caus...

background : foreign body aspiration is a common medical emergency among children that can lead to lethal complications especially in neglected or misdiagnosed cases. case report: this article is a report of a 15-month-old child who aspirated food materials and after chocking crisis, she presented with unspecific respiratory symptoms and treated for respiratory tract infections. after five days...

Application of the cytologic method to specifically examine respiratory specimens was used first in Europe by the mid1800s, though exfoliated epithelial cells were described as early as the 18th century. Hampeln’s 1897 paper is credited with the first thorough description of normal and nonmalignant cellular elements seen in sputum. And, about two decades later, his was one of the first publicat...