Open AccessAn infrequent cause of persistent cough: endobronchial lipoma
Author(s) -
Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,
Mariane Pasquali,
Regis Vinicius de Silva,
Carlos Jesus Pereira Haygert
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.636
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonology , left main bronchus , general surgery , radiology , bronchoscopy
A 35-year-old nonsmoker man presented complaining of productive and irritant cough for approximately 1 month. No history of fever, shortness of breath, weight loss, or other associated symptoms were present at admission. Physical examination, including careful evaluations of cardiovascular and respiratory systems, did not reveal any abnormalities. Past medical records (including allergies and occupational agent exposure) were also found to be unremarkable. A chest roentgenogram with frontal and lateral incidences and a blood sample analysis were therefore performed, but the reports of both these analyses were normal, demanding further imaging investigation.