Paediatric plastic bronchitis in an atopic child; A case report from East Africa
| Autor: | Anne Irungu, Cynthia Achola, Adil Waris, Barrack Ongulo, Mark N Awori |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Left lung collapse Allergy medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test RC705-779 Plastic bronchitis business.industry Case Report Disease medicine.disease Dermatology Diseases of the respiratory system Bronchoscopy Foreign body airway Lower respiratory tract infection Africa medicine East africa Airway business Children Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 34, Iss, Pp 101542-(2021) Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2213-0071 |
| Popis: | Paediatric plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare disease characterized by the presence or expectoration of branching airway casts usually in children with cardiac conditions and allergy. It is thought to be due to obstruction or altered drainage of the lymphatics in those with cardiac conditions. Obstruction can be diffuse and thus fatal if untreated. Less than 600 cases have been described in literature and just one in our region in a patient with sickle cell disease. We present a case of a 7-year-old female with acute symptoms suggestive of a lower respiratory tract infection and left hemithorax opacification and bronchial casts on bronchoscopy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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