plastic bronchitis in a child presenting as surgical emphysema

نویسندگان

nikita tripathi resident,of pediatrics, dr. sn medical college, jodhpur, india.

sheesham agarwal resident of pediatrics, dr. sn medical college, jodhpur, india.

vishnu goyal assistant professor of pediatrics, dr. sn medical college, jodhpur, india.

rakesh jora professor of pediatrics, dr. sn medical college, jodhpur, india.

چکیده

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.

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international journal of pediatrics

جلد ۳، شماره ۶.۲، صفحات ۱۱۶۹-۱۱۷۲

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