Mucus plugging as a cause of acute lobar overdistension.
Acute lobar overdistension in children is usually indicative of foreign body aspiration, especially when a history of a choking episode is recalled. An unusual presentation of asthma as recurrent overdistension of the left lung in a toddler is described. The child had undergone two consecutive negative bronchoscopies with a presumptive diagnosis of foreign body aspiration; however, it was only the antiasthmatic treatment that resulted in an excellent outcome.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009093:Mucus; D012008:Recurrence; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013396:Suction