Authors
1 Resident,of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.
2 Resident of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.
3 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.
4 Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. SN Medical College, JODHPUR, India.
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.
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