Plastic Bronchitis in an AIDS Patient with Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma

Plastic Bronchitis in an AIDS Patient with Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma

Plastic bronchitis is the expectoration of bronchial casts in the mold of the tracheobronchial tree. It is a rare occurrence of unknown etiology that has been primarily described in children with congenital heart disease. In this case report, we present the first reported case of plastic bronchitis...

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Published in:Case reports in pulmonology Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors: Anstead, Gregory M., Badawy, Jack, Vasko, Robert C., Habib, Sheila A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2018
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Airway management
Asthma
Bronchitis
Cardiovascular disease
Case Report
Case reports
Congenital diseases
Congenital heart disease
Critical care
Cystic fibrosis
Development and progression
Diseases
Dyspnea
Heart diseases
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV
HIV infection
HIV patients
Human immunodeficiency virus
Kaposi's sarcoma
Kaposis sarcoma
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Patients
Pediatric cardiology
Pediatrics
Texas
Thoracic surgery
Texas
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Summary:Plastic bronchitis is the expectoration of bronchial casts in the mold of the tracheobronchial tree. It is a rare occurrence of unknown etiology that has been primarily described in children with congenital heart disease. In this case report, we present the first reported case of plastic bronchitis in a patient with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma and underlying HIV infection.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Fabio Midulla
ISSN:2090-6846
2090-6854
DOI:10.1155/2018/9736516