Bronchial Cast Formation in Plastic Bronchitis
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Bronchial Cast Formation in Plastic Bronchitis.
The most common cause of bronchial cast formation is plastic bronchitis. In our case, severe respiratory insufficiency occurred 1 day after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 35-year-old man with a history of recurrent pulmonary infections, leading to acute hypercapnic
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Bronchitis plastica is a rare disorder that can occur at any age. It is characterised by formation of large, branching bronchial casts, which are often expectorated, but may be discovered only by bronchoscopy. In most cases, bronchial casts are secondary to underlying diseases of the lung, heart or lymph vessels. We report a case of plastic bronchitis associated with bilateral chylothorax. Prog...
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Figure 2. Bronchial Cast showing complete casting of right upper lobe (RUL), right middle lobe (RML) and right lower lobe (RLL). Figure 1. Computed tomography of the chest showing consolidation of right lower lobe with arrow showing pulgged bronchioles. A 45-year-old male with a one-month history of dyspnea and cough presented with productive sputum consisting of bronchial casts for several day...
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Chyloptysis is a rare clinical problem that is associated with conditions affecting lymphatic channels in the thorax. Diagnosis is usually made when the patients present with expectoration of milky-white sputum or of thick tenacious mucus in the shape of smaller bronchi (bronchial cast). Typically the symptoms resolve after coughing up of the bronchial casts. Pleural, mediastinal, pulmonary or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0025-7931,1423-0356
DOI: 10.1159/000445441