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Add-on treatment with nebulized hypertonic saline in a child with plastic bronchitis after the Glenn procedure / Tratamento adjuvante com nebulização de salina hipertônica em uma criança com bronquite plástica após a operação de Glenn
Lis, Grzegorz; Cichocka-Jarosz, Ewa; Jedynak-Wasowicz, Urszula; Glowacka, Edyta.
  • Lis, Grzegorz; Jagiellonian University. Medical College. Department of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatrics. Cracow. PL
  • Cichocka-Jarosz, Ewa; Jagiellonian University. Medical College. Department of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatrics. Cracow. PL
  • Jedynak-Wasowicz, Urszula; Jagiellonian University. Medical College. Department of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatrics. Cracow. PL
  • Glowacka, Edyta; Jagiellonian University. Medical College. Department of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatrics. Cracow. PL
J. bras. pneumol ; 40(1): 82-85, jan-feb/2014. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-703608
ABSTRACT
Plastic bronchitis (PB), although a rare cause of airway obstruction, has mortality rates up to 50% in children after Fontan-type cardiac surgery. We present the case of an 18-month-old female patient with PB following pneumonia. At 6 months of age, the patient underwent the Glenn procedure due to functionally univentricular heart. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed complete blockage of the left bronchus by mucoid casts. Pharmacotherapy consisted of glucocorticosteroids, azithromycin, and enalapril maleate. The child also received nebulized 3% NaCl solution, which proved to be beneficial. In children submitted to Fontan-type procedures, physicians must be alert for PB, which can be triggered by respiratory tract infection.
RESUMO
A bronquite plástica (BP), embora uma causa rara de obstrução de vias aéreas, apresenta taxas de mortalidade de até 50% em crianças submetidas a cirurgia cardíaca do tipo Fontan. Apresentamos o caso de uma menina de 18 meses de idade com BP secundária a pneumonia. Aos 6 meses de idade, a paciente havia sido submetida à operação de Glenn devido a coração funcionalmente univentricular. A fibrobroncoscopia revelou obstrução completa do bronco esquerdo por moldes mucoides. A farmacoterapia consistiu em glicocorticosteroides, azitromicina e maleate de enalapril. Adicionalmente, a criança recebeu nebulização de solução de NaCl a 3%, que provou ser benéfica. Em crianças submetidas a operações do tipo Fontan, devemos nos manter alerta quanto à BP, que pode ser desencadeada por infecção do trato respiratório.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Bronchitis / Fontan Procedure Limits: Female / Humans / Infant Language: English Journal: J. bras. pneumol Journal subject: Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Poland Institution/Affiliation country: Jagiellonian University/PL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Bronchitis / Fontan Procedure Limits: Female / Humans / Infant Language: English Journal: J. bras. pneumol Journal subject: Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Poland Institution/Affiliation country: Jagiellonian University/PL