title: Large bronchial casts.
abstract: Unusually large bronchial casts developed in four patients. In two, the casts were associated with pneumonia. In one, a large RBC cast resulted from a complication of fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Bronchial casts developed in an additional patient as a manifestation of plastic bronchitis. Although unusual, bronchial cast formation may complicate a number of hypersecretory pulmonary diseases. Therapy ordinarily includes specific measures to treat the underlying disease state and maneuvers designed to remove or facilitate the expectoration of bronchial casts.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000473:pathology*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications