Until a little over a month ago, he started experiencing sore throat, then chest pain, fever, and now coughing, purulent sputum, difficulty breathing, persistent high fever, and other severe symptoms.
No one could imagine that the culprit was actually a bone that got stuck in his throat when eating duck three years ago.
At Li Jingsheng's suggestion, a fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a scar at the esophagus, which had ruptured; further examination uncovered the bone, finally bringing the true cause to light.
If the true cause hadn't been found, the doctors were prepared to perform a bone marrow examination on the patient.
Because the patient's symptoms were highly similar to those of a blood disorder.
Currently, this teenager has undergone closed thoracic drainage for air release and has been transferred to surgery for potential surgical treatment.
