A case with plastic bronchitis mimicking foreign body aspiration

IŞIK S., Filibeli B. E., Sozmen S. C., DİVARCI E., Gulerysuz H., UZUNER N., ...More

ASTIM ALLERJI IMMUNOLOJI, vol.13, no.3, pp.144-147, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/aai.8723
  • Journal Name: ASTIM ALLERJI IMMUNOLOJI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.144-147
  • Keywords: Asthma, plastic bronchitis, total atelectasis
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Plastic bronchitis is a rare pulmonary disorder associated with various conditions like cystic fibrosis, asthma, pulmonary infection and cyanotic congenital cardiac diseases. Diagnosis of plastic bronchitis is made by means of bronchoscopy and/or evidence of the characteristic bronchial casts. Here we report a case of a 7-year-old boy with mild persistant asthma who developed plastic bronchitis mimicking foreign body aspiration.