[Patient with COPD after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with cough and subfebrile temperature]
M Rau1, W Heinz1, A J Ullmann1
1Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik II, Würzburg, Deutschland.
History And Admission Findings:
A 53-year-old male presents with progressive cough and subfebrile temperatures with a history of COPD and post one-year allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Examinations:
No pathogenic agent was identified in virological and microbiological diagnostic testings of sputum. At bronchoscopy a half peanut was retrieved from the right main bronchus.
Treatment And Course:
After recovery of the peanut the patient's symptoms immediately improved.
Conclusions:
Even in adults, with high risk of infectious pneumonia a foreign body aspiration should be considered if pulmonary symptoms worsen.
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