ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2021
Recycling plastic: diagnosis and management of plastic bronchitis among adults.
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- Pulmonary lesion volume ratio and laboratory parameters as risk factors for plastic bronchitis in pediatric refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Case Report:Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Lymphatic plastic bronchitis: a study based on CT and MR lymphangiography.BMC medical imaging · 2024Article
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- Distinct clinical characteristics of bocavirus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children plastic bronchitis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
Plastic bronchitis is a rare, underdiagnosed and potentially fatal condition. It is characterised by the formation and expectoration of branching gelatinous plugs that assume the shape of the airways. These airway plugs differ from the allergic mucin that characterises allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and mucoid impaction of the bronchi. Plastic bronchitis is most often encountered in the paediatric population following corrective cardiac surgery, such as the Fontan procedure. It also occurs in adults. Plastic bronchitis in adults is rare, heterogeneous in its aetiology, and can lead to respiratory distress or even life-threatening airway obstruction. Plastic bronchitis in adulthood should not be overlooked, particularly in patients with chronic inflammatory lung diseases. This review presents current understanding of the presentation, aetiology, pathogenesis, pathology and management of plastic bronchitis in adults.
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