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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| description | 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 as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f255acca93d046059e534dd22b6416fd2022-12-22T04:23:41ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552015-12-0136.2116911726137Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical EmphysemaNikita Tripathi0Sheesham Agarwal1Vishnu Goyal2Rakesh Jora3Resident,of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.Resident of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.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 as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_6137_d2547ab041b34c3e9503ca6b7e1865e8.htmlBronchial castsPlastic BronchitisSurgical Emphysema |
| spellingShingle | Nikita Tripathi Sheesham Agarwal Vishnu Goyal Rakesh Jora Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema International Journal of Pediatrics Bronchial casts Plastic Bronchitis Surgical Emphysema |
| title | Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema |
| title_full | Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema |
| title_fullStr | Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema |
| title_short | Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema |
| title_sort | plastic bronchitis in a child presenting as surgical emphysema |
| topic | Bronchial casts Plastic Bronchitis Surgical Emphysema |
| url | http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_6137_d2547ab041b34c3e9503ca6b7e1865e8.html |
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