Isolated tuberculous lymphadenitis with tracheal involvement in an elderly patient.

Mediastinal tuberculosis without lung involvement is an uncommon finding in an immunocompetent adult. We report the case of an 80-year-old male smoker who presented with dyspnea and stridor. He was found to have a mass in the middle mediastinum which also involved the anterior wall and 50% lumen if of the lower trachea.

[Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration simulating asthma attack--a case report].

Wheezing is a major symptom of asthma although it may be present in other pathologies. Foreign body aspiration a situation that often remains hidden for long periods of time. The authors present a case report of an asthmatic victim of workplace accident with aspiration of foreign body that was only suspected after some time.