Chronic Cough due to Fish Bone Incarcerated in the Bronchi Diagnosed by Bronchoscope - A Case Report

Hairong Cai, Zhenye Zhan, Yajie Luo, Yongning Guo, Zicong Zhao, Yanhong Chen, Jieqin Zhuang, Shuai Zhao and Bojun Chen

Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China
Department of Emergency, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China
Panyu District Central Hospital, China

^*Correspondance to: Bojun Chen 

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Abstract:

Introduction: The causes of chronic cough are complicated, bronchoscope plays an important role in diagnosing specific types of chronic cough.Case
Presentation: A 41-year-old man who diagnosed as bronchitis presented to our institution with chronic cough for six months. Six month ago, he had a transient cough and bloody sputum after eating fish porridge. The physical examination revealed that the patient’s neck and left lung could smell sonorous. Bronchoscopy revealed a fish bone surrounded by granulation tissue in the left upper of the left lung, diagnosis of bronchial foreign body was established. His symptoms had disappeared 1-month follow-up.Conclusion: This case study indicates that bronchoscope and medical history can be helpful in detecting specific types of chronic cough.

Keywords:

Chronic cough; Bronchial foreign body; Fish bone; Bronchoscopy; Case report

Cite the Article:

Cai H, Zhan Z, Luo Y, Guo Y, Zhao Z, Chen Y, et al. Chronic Cough due to Fish Bone Incarcerated in the Bronchi Diagnosed by Bronchoscope - A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2019; 4: 1585.