Mucus plugging as a cause of acute lobar overdistension.

Abstract

Acute lobar overdistension in children is usually indicative of foreign body aspiration, especially when a history of a choking episode is recalled. An unusual presentation of asthma as recurrent overdistension of the left lung in a toddler is described. The child had undergone two consecutive negative bronchoscopies with a presumptive diagnosis of foreign body aspiration; however, it was only the antiasthmatic treatment that resulted in an excellent outcome.

• Authors: M Bitsori, E Galanakis, E Paraskakis, C E Papadakis, H Kokori, S Sbyrakis
• Journal: Pediatric emergency care (Pediatr Emerg Care) Vol. 17 Issue 1 Pg. 38-9 (Feb 2001) ISSN: 0749-5161 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11265906 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Airway Obstruction (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Asthma (complications, drug therapy)
• Bronchoscopy
• Child, Preschool
• Cough (diagnosis, etiology)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Dyspnea (diagnosis, etiology)
• Emergency Treatment (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Mucus
• Recurrence
• Respiratory Sounds (diagnosis, etiology)
• Suction