Plastic bronchitis in beta thalassemia minor.
Plastic bronchitis is a rare pulmonary disorder associated with various conditions like cystic fibrosis, asthma, pulmonary infection and characterized by formation and expectoration of cast which assumes the shape of the bronchial tree. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with beta thalassemia minor who developed plastic bronchitis.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, T. N. Medical College, B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Makaresh
M
Yadav
Sneha
S
Tirpude
Jyotsna M
JM
Joshi
Beta thalassemia minor; bronchial casts; plastic bronchitis