title: [Plastic bronchitis].
abstract: We report a case of plastic bronchitis occurring in a 58 year-old man free from underlying pulmonary disease. Relief of symptoms was observed under steroid therapy (1 mg/kg), but relapse occurred as treatment being tapered. Such evolution is in accordance with recent published data.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et d'Oncologie thoracique, CHRU Morvan, Brest.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leroyer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Couturaud
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chenu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Ber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petitet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eveilleau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clavier
mesh_terms: D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D013183:Sputum
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids
vernacular_title: La bronchite plastique.