Reversible acute unilateral diminished pulmonary ventilation and perfusion caused by a mucous plug.
A case of acute unilateral decreased pulmonary ventilation and perfusion caused by a mucous plug documented by bronchoscopy is presented, and the literature is reviewed.
Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
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D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009093:Mucus; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio