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Acute foreign body aspiration can cause severe damage to the respiratory system, leading to laceration and even death due to asphyxia. However, a foreign body that has been aspirated could go unnoticed acutely and lead to persistent shortness of breath symptoms. Most of the patients will be able to recall the acute aspiration event, but others do not. On the latter, a more meticulous approach will lead to the diagnosis and subsequent effective management. We hereby present the case of a 52-year-old male with history of partly controlled severe asthma and chronic persistent cough with bloody sputum. Upon evaluation, he was found with a right-sided pneumonia and pertinent history remarkable for several episodes of bronchitis in the past 3 years. There circumstances and subsequent images led to the successful finding and removal of a chronic foreign body aspirated 3 years prior to evaluation. A procedure led to almost complete resolution of symptoms of cough and asthma.

INTRODUCTION: Foreign body aspiration is an emergency situation which requires early bronchoscopy. Most of the patients will recall the event, however it could be a surprising finding in bronchoscopy procedures. Symptoms include shortness of breath, fever, and hemoptysis. In this case, it presents as chronic cough with uncontrolled asthma for several years despite optimized therapy.

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