A case of bronchial cast.
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.
Murata
R
R
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534, Japan.
Ozaki
H
H
Shiomi
M
M
Fujita
K
K
Nakagawa
K
K
Kaji
A
A
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