Cough remedy leading to chronic cough: An unusual airway foreign body‐Clove

Abstract The spectrum of presentation of airway foreign body can vary from having mild symptoms to sudden death. Smaller foreign body in distal airways, especially if the patient is unaware of aspiration can result in chronic symptoms mimicking asthma. Clove, has been used traditionally for its medi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. D. Varunn, R. Jayakumar, Chandrakant Tarke, Kishan Srikanth Juvva, D. Senthil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1130
Description
Summary:Abstract The spectrum of presentation of airway foreign body can vary from having mild symptoms to sudden death. Smaller foreign body in distal airways, especially if the patient is unaware of aspiration can result in chronic symptoms mimicking asthma. Clove, has been used traditionally for its medicinal values and commonly used as a cough remedy. In this case series, we report four cases of this unusual airway foreign body which were essentially consumed with an intention to prevent cough, but unfortunately became the reason for their cough.
ISSN:2051-3380