Plastic bronchitis

Anil Kumar Singhi; Bharathi Vinoth; Sarah Kuruvilla; Kothandam Sivakumar

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Plastic bronchitis

Anil Kumar Singhi¹, Bharathi Vinoth¹, Sarah Kuruvilla², Kothandam Sivakumar¹
¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
² Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Kothandam Sivakumar
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Senior Consultant, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission, 4a, Dr. J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai - 600 037, Tamil Nadu
India

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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.164682

Year : 2015 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 3 | Page : 246-248

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Plastic bronchitis, a rare but serious clinical condition, commonly seen after Fontan surgeries in children, may be a manifestation of suboptimal adaptation to the cavopulmonary circulation with unfavorable hemodynamics. They are ominous with poor prognosis. Sometimes, infection or airway reactivity may provoke cast bronchitis as a two-step insult on a vulnerable vascular bed. In such instances, aggressive management leads to longer survival. This report of cast bronchitis discusses its current understanding.

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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.164682