Coen Matteo, Daniel Laurent, Serratrice Jacques
Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Department of Pathology, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France.
J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan;10(1):E16-E19. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.02.
Plastic bronchitis is a rare and potentially fatal disease. Mainly a disease of the pediatric age, a few adult cases occurring after cardiac surgery have been described. We describe a case of a 41-year-old man suffering from several episodes of acute dyspnea and cough with expectoration of mucous plugs in the context of chronic allergic airway inflammation. We believe that the occurrence of plastic bronchitis in adulthood should not be overlooked particularly in patients with chronic inflammatory lung disease.
塑料支气管炎是一种罕见且可能致命的疾病。主要见于儿童,也有少数成人病例在心脏手术后发生的报道。我们描述了一例41岁男性患者,在慢性过敏性气道炎症背景下,反复出现急性呼吸困难和咳嗽,并咳出黏液栓。我们认为,成人发生塑料支气管炎不应被忽视,尤其是患有慢性炎症性肺病的患者。