title: Plastic bronchitis.
abstract: Plastic bronchitis is generally associated with some type of pulmonary disease and improves either spontaneously or with medical therapy. We present a case of plastic bronchitis with no known cause. The patients' symptoms were not responsive to medical therapy but were relieved after right middle lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Elshami
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D017211:Treatment Failure