Barotrauma as aetiological cascade of fatal intrapulmonary plastic bronchitis in a post-Fontan child.
The role of barotrauma in the exaggeration of plastic bronchitis after Fontan circulation has yet to be examined. We aim to describe a case of a 4-year old post-Fontan circulation girl where barotrauma suffered during commercial air travel played a role in the aetiological cascade of plastic bronchitis.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia. manzoor_elahi@hotmail.com
Maqsood
M
Elahi
Chin-Leng
CL
Poh
Hari
H
Ravindranathan
Peter
P
Grant
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents