An unusual bronchial obstruction in a fit young man
An unusual bronchial obstruction in a fit young man
We describe the case of a previously well young man who presented acutely to hospital with a history of progressive chest symptoms and systemic upset. At admission, clinical evidence of left upper lobe collapse on respiratory examination and chest x-ray gave rise to significant clinical concern. Initial assessment by CT suggested a possible aspirated foreign body in the left upper lobe bronchus with distal left upper lobe collapse. Subsequent rigid bronchoscopy identified a solid abnormality totally occluding the left upper lobe bronchus, which did not appear to be a foreign body. The patient became progressively more unwell with clinical signs of chest sepsis and failed to settle with medical therapy. A decision was made to undertake a lobectomy to remove the collapsed lobe and obstructing endobronchial lesion. Histology confirmed that the cause of bronchial obstruction was a mesenchymoma (pulmonary hamartoma).
Adult, Airway Obstruction/diagnosis, Bronchi/pathology, Bronchial Diseases/complications, Bronchoscopy, Diagnosis, Differential, Foreign Bodies/diagnosis, Hamartoma/complications, Humans, Male, Pneumonectomy, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Freeman, Anna
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Weeden, David
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Wilkinson, Jane
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Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J.
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9 January 2013
Freeman, Anna
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Weeden, David
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Wilkinson, Jane
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Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J.
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Freeman, Anna, Weeden, David, Wilkinson, Jane and Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J.
(2013)
An unusual bronchial obstruction in a fit young man.
BMJ Case Reports, 2013.
(doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-007766).
Abstract
We describe the case of a previously well young man who presented acutely to hospital with a history of progressive chest symptoms and systemic upset. At admission, clinical evidence of left upper lobe collapse on respiratory examination and chest x-ray gave rise to significant clinical concern. Initial assessment by CT suggested a possible aspirated foreign body in the left upper lobe bronchus with distal left upper lobe collapse. Subsequent rigid bronchoscopy identified a solid abnormality totally occluding the left upper lobe bronchus, which did not appear to be a foreign body. The patient became progressively more unwell with clinical signs of chest sepsis and failed to settle with medical therapy. A decision was made to undertake a lobectomy to remove the collapsed lobe and obstructing endobronchial lesion. Histology confirmed that the cause of bronchial obstruction was a mesenchymoma (pulmonary hamartoma).
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Published date: 9 January 2013
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Adult, Airway Obstruction/diagnosis, Bronchi/pathology, Bronchial Diseases/complications, Bronchoscopy, Diagnosis, Differential, Foreign Bodies/diagnosis, Hamartoma/complications, Humans, Male, Pneumonectomy, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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