title: Acute plastic bronchitis.
abstract: Plastic bronchitis is a rare disorder characterized by the formation of bronchial cast. The etiology is obscure, though usually associated with conditions like asthma, aspergillosis, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis and cardiac problems.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child Health, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vijayasekaran
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sambandam
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Gowrishankar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy