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Foreign body aspiration in an adult: An endobronchial “Melon-oma”
Background: Foreign body (FB) aspirations in adults are relatively uncommon. The most commonly aspirated FBs in adults are organic especially vegetable matter peanuts and fragments of bones. We report a rare case of a FB discovered in the left main bronchus of an adult male admitted to the intensive care unit. Case report: A 52-year-old male smoker with COPD presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of increasing dyspnea and cough. He was hypoxic and febrile with a temperature of 38°C. Auscultation revealed decreased breath sounds over the left lung and a few rhonchi on the right side. Chest x-ray showed left lung collapse. His condition rapidly worsened and he was immediately intubated for acute respiratory failure. CT chest identified a large endobronchial mass obstructing the left main bronchus. Flexible bronchoscopy confirmed a soft and mobile brownish lesion in the left main bronchus. The histological appearance of the specimen retrieved was consistent with an organic foreign body. This was later identified as a melon chunk. It was removed successfully via flexible bronchoscopy by cutting it into smaller pieces to aid retrieval. Conclusion: FB aspiration can occur in all age groups but is less common in adults accounting for only 0.16%–0.33% of adult bronchoscopic procedures. Early detection of an aspirated FB is essential to avoid significant complications morbidity and mortality.
Characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis living in Qatar
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the demographic clinical and immunological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis living in Qatar. Method: This retrospective study included 42 patients with systemic sclerosis who attended Rheumatology Clinics at Hamad General Hospital in Doha Qatar between January 2000 and December 2014. All patients fulfilled the 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis. Results: The 42 consecutively recruited patients of mixed ethnicities consisted of 37 (88.1%) females and 5 (11.9%) males. Of the total 42 patients 22 (52.4%) had diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) and 20 (47.6%) had limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc). Mean age at onset of first symptoms was 34.5 ± 12 years and mean age at diagnosis was 36.1 ± 11.5 years. During follow-up Raynaud's phenomenon occurred in 36 (85.7%) patients sclerodactyly in 39 (92.9%) patients digital ulcers in 16 (38.1%) patients calcinosis in 6 (14.3%) patients telangiectasia in 16 (38.1%) patients and arthritis in 13 (31%) patients. The gastrointestinal and respiratory systems were the most frequently affected internal organs. Gastrointestinal involvement was present in 36 (85.7%) patients and respiratory involvement was found in 30 (71.4%) patients. The majority of patients had positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA; 97.6%). Anti-Scl-70 antibody was found in 66.7% and anti-centromere antibody (ACA) was detected in 14.3% of the patients. Conclusion: To our knowledge this is the first study that describes the clinical and immunological profile of patients with systemic sclerosis living in Qatar. This study cohort showed an earlier age of disease onset and diagnosis than that reported in other international studies. Furthermore in contrast to several other studies the diffuse type of scleroderma was more commonly observed than the limited type which resulted in a high frequency of anti-Scl-70 antibody and interstitial lung disease.
Pre-procedural SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing in the pulmonary function laboratory at a tertiary government hospital in Qatar: A clinical audit
Background: Prior to pulmonary function testing (PFT) local and international recommendations advise pre-procedural screening. Pulmonary function tests generate aerosol droplets containing millions of viruses significantly increasing the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission not only to the individuals in and around the PFT office but also to subsequent patients who undergo the test later in the same room.
Methods: This clinical audit was carried out to establish the rate of positive pre-procedural SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing before a PFT. The data were obtained over a 6-week period from our ATS accredited pulmonary function laboratory at the Hamad General Hospital Qatar (December 01 2021 to January 10 2022). The PFT laboratory was closed from January 10 2022 till the date of this report (January 27 2022) owing to an increase in COVID cases in the community in Qatar during the fourth wave.
Results: All the patients scheduled for PFT were asymptomatic of COVID-19. A total of 331 individuals were scheduled for PFT and 221 PFTs were performed. There were 109 no-shows for both the PCR and the PFT. Between weeks 1 and 4 all the pre-procedural SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests were negative. The weekly average number of COVID-19 cases in Qatar increased from 157 per 100000 population in week 1 to 2918 in week 6.2 There was a similar trend in the pre-procedural SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests that increased and resulted in identifying 9 cases with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test over weeks 5 and 6 (Figure 1).
Conclusion: As the number of documented positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests in the community grew so did the pre-procedural COVID-19 PCR positivity and the number of no-shows. The large number of no-shows may indicate greater worry or concern about contracting COVID-19 when visiting the hospital amid peak community cases. Our findings further call into question the utility of routinely performing pre-procedural PCR screening in asymptomatic cases when the prevalence of COVID-19 is low in the local population. Perhaps it is time to consider replacing this with on-the-spot quick antigen testing for more effective use of resources.