Park J Y, Elshami A A, Kang D S, Jung T H
Dept of Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
Eur Respir J. 1996 Mar;9(3):612-4. doi: 10.1183/09031936.96.09030612.
Plastic bronchitis is generally associated with some type of pulmonary disease and improves either spontaneously or with medical therapy. We present a case of plastic bronchitis with no known cause. The patients' symptoms were not responsive to medical therapy but were relieved after right middle lobectomy.