Table 1 Characteristic of patients with occult FBA on admission
From: Occult foreign body aspirations in pediatric patients: 20-years of experience
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Clinical symptoms | ||
Cough | 35 | 100.0 |
Wheezing | 22 | 62.9 |
Fever | 18 | 51.4 |
Shortness of breath | 9 | 25.7 |
Hemoptysis | 5 | 14.3 |
Dyspnea | 4 | 11.4 |
Chest pain | 2 | 5.7 |
Signs | ||
Wheezing | 18 | 51.4 |
Rales | 16 | 45.7 |
Asymmetry of respiratory sounds | 11 | 31.4 |
Cyanosis | 10 | 28.6 |
Nasal flaring / nodding breathing / Retractions | 6 | 17.1 |
Negative signs | 7 | 20.0 |
WBC | ||
< 10*109/L | 10 | 28.6 |
≥ 10*109/L— < 15*109/L | 16 | 45.7 |
≥ 15*109/L | 9 | 25.7 |
WBC classification | ||
Increase in neutrophils | 21 | 60.0 |
Increase in lymphocytes | 14 | 40.0 |
Increased CRP | 8 | 22.9 |
Sputum culture positive | 14 | 40.0 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5 | 14.2 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 3 | 8.6 |
Hemophilus parainfluenzae | 2 | 5.7 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | 5.7 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | 2.9 |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 | 2.9 |
Serratia marcescens | 1 | 2.9 |
Viral antibody positive | 6 | 17.1 |
Parainfluenza virus | 3 | 8.6 |
Respiratory syncytial virus | 2 | 5.7 |
Cytomegalovirus | 1 | 2.9 |
Coxsackie virus | 1 | 2.9 |
MP-DNA | 2 | 5.7 |
Smear acid-fast and culture | 0 | 0 |
X-ray | ||
Pneumonia | 20 | 57.1 |
Atelectasis | 12 | 34.2 |
Lung consolidation | 10 | 28.6 |
Lung markings increased disorder | 7 | 20.0 |
Pulmonary emphysema | 4 | 11.4 |
Bronchiectasis | 2 | 5.7 |
Pleural lesions | 2 | 5.7 |
Pleural effusion | 2 | 5.7 |
Mediastinal shift | 1 | 2.9 |
CT scan | ||
Pneumonia | 22 | 62.9 |
Atelectasis | 15 | 42.9 |
Lung consolidation | 12 | 34.2 |
Bronchiectasis | 5 | 14.3 |
Invisible bronchus | 5 | 14.3 |
Bronchial stenosis | 4 | 11.4 |
Pulmonary emphysema | 4 | 11.4 |
Enlarged or increased mediastinal lymph nodes | 4 | 11.4 |
Pleural effusion | 2 | 5.7 |
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | 1 | 2.9 |
Mediastinal shift | 1 | 2.9 |