title: A case of bronchial cast.
abstract: We report a case of bronchial cast in a boy 1 year and 5 months old. Bronchial casts often obstruct the main bronchi, causing dyspnea and hypoxia. The bronchial cast was studied pathologically, with findings of eosinophilia and neutrophilic infiltration; the cast seemed to involve an allergic reaction. Such casts can be removed during bronchoscopy, but we used aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaji
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001995:Bronchography; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male