OBJECTIVE Plastic bronchitis is an unusual condition in children, associated with formation of mucofibrinous casts and mucous plugging of the tracheobronchial tree. Given that this illness is part of the differential diagnosis of acute respiratory failure, early treatment is important for improved prognosis. The aim of this report is to describe a case of plastic bronchitis in a child with alph...

BACKGROUND Eosinophilic bronchitis without asthma causes chronic coughs without the physiologic features of asthma. The aim of this study was to review the clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this condition. METHODS The current literature was reviewed using Pubmed for all studies published in the English language using the search term 'eosinophilic bronchiti...

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Although inflammatory changes are found throughout the airways of patients with chronic bronchitis, the mechanisms of the pathogenesis of chronic bronchitis are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate airways inflammation in patients with and without an exacerbation of bronchitis. Thirteen chronic bronchitic patients and nine normal subjects were studied. Eight of the patients w...

Background Few large studies have assessed the relationship of long-term ambient air pollution exposure with prevalence and incidence symptoms chronic bronchitis cough. Methods We leveraged Lifelines cohort data on 132 595 (baseline) 65 009 (second assessment) participants linked to estimates. Logistic regression models adjusted for sex, age, educational attainment, body mass index, smoking sta...

The human health impacts caused due to exposure to criteria outdoor air pollutants PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 were assessed in present study. The human health effects associated with exposure to atmospheric air pollution in NCT Delhi were estimated utilizing the AirQ+ v1.3 software tool integrated with Ri-MAP during the study period 2013-2018 considering 80% of the who...

An epidemiological study was performed with a self administered questionnaire in a representative sample of 1685 Danish farmers. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of self reported asthma, wheezing during work, and symptoms of chronic bronchitis and to evaluate possible risk factors for the development of these symptoms. A response rate of 73.3% was obtained. The prevalence o...

The following principles of appropriate antibiotic use for adults with acute bronchitis apply to immunocompetent adults without complicating comorbid conditions, such as chronic lung or heart disease. The evaluation of adults with an acute cough illness or a presumptive diagnosis of uncomplicated acute bronchitis should focus on ruling out serious illness, particularly pneumonia. In healthy, no...