A case of plastic bronchitis with a remarkable response to steroids

A case of plastic bronchitis with a remarkable response to steroids

Plastic bronchitis can cause fatal airway obstruction. An 85-year-old woman with no medical history presented to the emergency department of our hospital with progressing respiratory failure and hemoptysis. Bronchoscopy revealed a fibrin-type cast thrombus in the trachea, and plastic bronchitis was...

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Main Authors: Mone Murashita, Takayoshi Oyasu, Akira Kodate, Yuki Matsuura, Yoshihiro Sadamoto, Akio Endo, Keisuke Bando, Hisako Sageshima, Takumi Tsuchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Cast thrombus
Airway obstruction
Airway bleeding
Steroids
Plastic bronchitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712300045X

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