Severe Airway Injury Due to Alendronate Aspiration

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dc.contributor.authorMacEachern, Paul
dc.contributor.authorBrazil, Aiden
dc.contributor.authorTremblay, Alain
dc.contributor.authorStather, David R
dc.contributor.authorChee, Alex C
dc.contributor.authorChou, Julie
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T11:41:25Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T11:41:25Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-01
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T11:41:25Z
dc.description.abstractSequelae of foreign body aspiration can range from clinically silent and asymptomatic to immediate asphyxiation and death. Only two previous cases of bisphosphonate tablet aspiration have been reported. Ulcerative esophagitis, a known adverse effect of oral bisphosphonate formulations, occurs primarily with prolonged exposure of esophageal mucosa to the medication. Little is known about the effects of bisphosphonates on the airway mucosa. The authors present a case involving an 84-year-old woman who required multiple bronchoscopic debridements, intubation for airway protection and intensive care unit admission following airway injury believed to be due to delayed recognition of aspiration of an alendronate tablet.
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dc.identifier.citationPaul MacEachern, Aiden Brazil, Alain Tremblay, David R Stather, Alex C Chee, and Julie Chou, “Severe Airway Injury Due to Alendronate Aspiration,” Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 410-412, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/753906
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2013/753906
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108266
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2013 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleSevere Airway Injury Due to Alendronate Aspiration
dc.typeJournal Article
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