Simultaneous atelectasis in human bocavirus infected monozygotic twins: was it plastic bronchitis?
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Simultaneous atelectasis in human bocavirus infected monozygotic twins: was it plastic bronchitis?
BACKGROUND Plastic bronchitis is an extremely rare disease characterized by the formation of tracheobronchial airway casts, which are composed of a fibrinous exudate with rubber-like consistency and cause respiratory distress as a result of severe airflow obstruction. Bronchial casts may be associated with congenital and acquired cardiopathies, bronchopulmonary diseases leading to mucus hyperse...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-209