scholarly journals Bronchial Cast Formation in Plastic Bronchitis

Respiration ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-326
Author(s):  
Patricia Demont ◽  
Tobias Fehr ◽  
Thomas Geiser ◽  
Sebastian R. Ott
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Bronchitis ◽  
Bronchial Cast

Severe airway obstruction from a bronchial cast after cardiac transplantation

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Parent ◽  
Robert K. Darragh
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cardiac Transplantation ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Single Ventricle ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Plastic Bronchitis ◽  
Single Ventricle Physiology ◽  
Bronchial Cast ◽  
Severe Airway Obstruction

AbstractPlastic bronchitis is a rare and difficult to treat disease process in patients with congenital heart disease. Cardiac transplantation has been used increasingly to reverse this process, especially in single ventricle physiology. This case report demonstrates a foreseeable complication after cardiac transplantation in such a patient.

scholarly journals A Rare Case of Idiopathic Plastic Bronchitis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mohammed Raoufi ◽  
Leila Achachi ◽  
Fatima Zahra Mrabet ◽  
Laila Herrak ◽  
Mustapha El Ftouh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Cough ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Plastic Bronchitis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Lung Aeration ◽  
Entire Lung ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
Bronchial Cast ◽  
Bronchial Casts

Plastic bronchitis is a rare disorder characterized by formation of large, branching bronchial casts, which are often expectorated. We present an interesting case of a 35-year-old woman who presented for evaluation of a chronic cough productive of voluminous secretions. Clinical and radiological examination confirmed a total left lung atelectasis without any pathological mediastinal node. Flexible bronchoscopy demonstrated tenacious, thick, and sticky whitish secretions blocking the left stem bronchus. This material was extracted, and inspection demonstrated a bronchial cast, whose pathological analysis revealed necrotic epithelial cells, some eosinophils, and Charcot-Leyden crystals. Two days after bronchoscopy, the patient rejected more bronchial casts, and dyspnea improved. Control of chest x-ray revealed complete left lung aeration and the diagnosis of idiopathic plastic bronchitis was obtained. This article shows the interest in clinical practice to evoke the diagnosis of plastic bronchitis in front of a productive chronic cough. Our case illustrates a rare clinical presentation represented by an atelectasis of an entire lung.

scholarly journals Airway emergency during general anesthesia in a child with plastic bronchitis following Fontan surgery: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirofumi Nakamoto ◽  
Satoru Kayama ◽  
Mae Harada ◽  
Takahiro Honjo ◽  
Kinuko Kubota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Plastic Bronchitis ◽  
Airway Emergency ◽  
Fontan Surgery

scholarly journals A case of plastic bronchitis after mitral valve surgery in an adult

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Ogiwara ◽  
Maki Ichinose ◽  
Yoshifumi Nishino ◽  
Masahiko Ozaki ◽  
Takuya Miyahara
Keyword(s):  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Mitral Valve Surgery ◽  
Valve Surgery ◽  
Plastic Bronchitis

Casting a look at pediatric plastic bronchitis

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 1658-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tin Jasinovic ◽  
Frederick K. Kozak ◽  
J. Paul Moxham ◽  
Mark Chilvers ◽  
David Wensley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Bronchitis

scholarly journals Plastic Bronchitis in an AIDS Patient with Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Sheila A. Habib ◽  
Robert C. Vasko ◽  
Jack Badawy ◽  
Gregory M. Anstead
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Kaposi Sarcoma ◽  
Tracheobronchial Tree ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Plastic Bronchitis ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Bronchial Casts

Plastic bronchitis is the expectoration of bronchial casts in the mold of the tracheobronchial tree. It is a rare occurrence of unknown etiology that has been primarily described in children with congenital heart disease. In this case report, we present the first reported case of plastic bronchitis in a patient with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma and underlying HIV infection.

Bronchial Cast

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kovesi ◽  
Letizia Gardin
Keyword(s):  
Bronchial Cast

scholarly journals Protein-Losing Enteropathy and Plastic Bronchitis After the Fontan Operation

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. e5-e12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Peyton
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Complex Disease ◽  
Fontan Procedure ◽  
Fontan Operation ◽  
Venous Pressure ◽  
Venous Hypertension ◽  
Plastic Bronchitis ◽  
Protein Losing Enteropathy ◽  
Fontan Physiology

Protein-losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis remain challenging to treat despite recent treatment advances. Protein-losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis have been diagnosed in patients with cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, and congestive heart failure. This article focuses on patients with protein-losing enteropathy or plastic bronchitis following the Fontan procedure. Patients with single-ventricle physiology who have undergone the Fontan procedure are at risk for these conditions. Fontan physiology predisposes patients to chronically low cardiac output, increased central venous pressure, and congestive heart failure. These altered hemodynamics lead to increased mesenteric vascular resistance, resulting in venous hypertension and congestion in protein-losing enteropathy. Plastic bronchitis is a complex disease in which chronic high lymphatic pressures from Fontan physiology cause acellular bronchial casts to develop. These entities may also occur in patients with normal Fontan hemodynamics. This article also covers medical and surgical interventions for protein-losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis. (Critical Care Nurse. 2018;38[6]:e5–e12)

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