The problem of mucus plugging in children with asthma.

The problem of mucus plugging of the lung was evaluated in 73 asthmatic children who had suffered a total of 187 episodes. The condition presented in young children, mostly with severe asthma, without any specific precipitating factor other than a severe attack of wheezing. Multiple lobe involvement was common, and the right lung was most often affected. Bronchoscopy was unnecessary but chest physiotherapy was found to be useful in the treatment of this complication of asthma.