HEMOPTYSIS CAUSED BY ASPIRATED GLASS FOREIGN BODY
Authors: N BARNES, J GRAHAM, A S RUBENSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 April 1961HEMOPTYSIS CAUSED BY ASPIRATED GLASS FOREIGN BODYNEALE BARNES, M.D., JAMES GRAHAM, M.D., ALAN S. RUBENSTEIN, M.D.NEALE BARNES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES GRAHAM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALAN S. RUBENSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-4-759 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe present understanding of illness caused by foreign bodies lodged in the air and food passages is due largely to the contributions of Jackson and Jackson.1Others have added to the literature as the recognition of this problem has gained momentum, so that now the presence of a foreign body in the bronchus must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a great many pulmonary problems. Illnesses caused by aspirated foreign bodies are unique in their unlimited variation of clinical manifestations and mimicry of other diseases.1-4The proper diagnosis is imperative for correct treatment; in few other major pulmonary diseases...Bibliography1. JacksonJackson CCL: Bronchoesophagology. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1955. Google Scholar2. HolingerAndrewsAnison PHAHGC: Pulmonary complications due to endobronchial foreign bodies. Illinois Med. J. 93: 19-24, 1948. Google Scholar3. Linton JS: Long standing intrabronchial foreign bodies. Thorax 12: 164-170 (June) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Penta AQ: Physical and roentgenologic findings in the early diagnosis of nonopaque foreign bodies of the bronchial tract. New York J. Med. 50: 64-68 (Jan. 1) 1949. Google Scholar5. Van Ordstrand HS: The diagnosis of foreign bodies in the lower air passages. Cleveland Clin. Quart. 6: 279-282 (Oct.) 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Penta AQ: Unusual pulmonary complications resulting from prolonged lodging of nonopaque foreign body in left main stem bronchus. Arch. Otolaryng. 48: 233-237 (Aug.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. MillerGianturcoNeucks GACHC: The asymptomatic period in retained foreign bodies of the bronchus. J. Dis. Child. 95: 282-283 (Mar.) 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Bannon FM: Unusual foreign body of bronchus, case report. Conn. Med. 14: 696-698 (Aug.) 1950. Google Scholar9. Moore BP: Bronchiectasis with unsuspected foreign body. Brit. Med. J. 2: 1259-1260 (Nov. 24) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Lewin J: Foreign body in the lung for 31 years. Brit. Med. J. 1: 412, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. ChildressSamsonDugan MEPCDJ: Overlooked foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree. Calif. Med. 68: 25-26 (Jan.) 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. Maloney WH: Foreign bodies in the bronchopulmonary tract. Amer. J. Surg. 90: 453-457 (Sept.) 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. Richards LG: Foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. New Engl. J. Med. 245: 141-145 (July 26) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Springfield, Illinois*Received for publication January 4, 1960.From the Section on Diseases of the Chest, Springfield Clinic, Springfield, Illinois.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Neale Barnes, M.D., 1025 South Seventh Street, Springfield, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 April 1961Volume 54, Issue 4Page: 759-763KeywordsFoodPulmonary diseasesThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...