Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema

Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema

Plastic bronchitis (PB) refers to the presence of inspissated Bronchial casts (BC) is uncommon in children.Our case presented with subcutaneous emphysema as the dominant manifestation and was suspected to have foreign body in airway, but bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial cast. Subcutaneous emphysema...

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Main Authors: Nikita Tripathi, Sheesham Agarwal, Vishnu Goyal, Rakesh Jora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Bronchial casts
Plastic Bronchitis
Surgical Emphysema
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