Title of article
Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema: a Case Report
Author/Authors
Tripathi، Nikita نويسنده Dr. SN Medical College,JODHPUR,India , , Agarwal، Sheesham نويسنده Dr. SN Medical College,JODHPUR,India , , Goyal، Vishnu نويسنده Dr. SN Medical College,JODHPUR,India , , Jora، Rakesh نويسنده Dr. SN Medical College,JODHPUR,India ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 24 سال 2015
Pages
4
From page
1169
To page
1172
Abstract
Plastic bronchitis (PB) refers to the presence of inspissated Bronchial casts (BC) is uncommon in children.Our case presented with subcutaneous emphysema as the dominant manifestation and was suspected to have foreign body in airway, but bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial cast. Subcutaneous emphysema as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children.
Keywords
Bronchial casts , Surgical Emphysema , Plastic bronchitis
Journal title
International Journal of Pediatrics
Serial Year
2015
Journal title
International Journal of Pediatrics
Record number
2398168
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