Clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of plastic bronchitis in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Plastic Bronchitis (PB) is a condition characterized by formation of plugs or casts in the tracheobronchial tree, which can induce partial or complete airway obstruction and ventilatory dysfunction.The clinical manifestations are nonspecific, usually including cough, progressive dyspnea and refractory hypoxemia.However, dyspnea and hypoxemia can be quickly improved by removing branching casts with bronchoscopy.Now, the the clinical features and differential diagnosis of PB are described in this article, in order to improve the diagnosis of the disease.