Plastic bronchitis (PB), although a rare cause of airway obstruction, has mortality
rates up to 50% in children after Fontan-type cardiac surgery. We present the case of
an 18-month-old female patient with PB following pneumonia. At 6 months of age, the
patient underwent the Glenn procedure due to functionally univentricular heart.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed complete blockage of the left bronchus by mucoid
casts. Pharmacotherapy consisted of glucocorticosteroids, azithromycin, and enalapril
maleate. The child also received nebulized 3% NaCl solution, which proved to be
beneficial. In children submitted to Fontan-type procedures, physicians must be alert
for PB, which can be triggered by respiratory tract infection.
Complementary measurements of PGEM, PGD2, LTC4, and 5HETE in small-volume EBC samples are feasible by HPLC-MS2 and showed a specific profile in our study population. EACR should be evaluated further in the context of diagnosing and monitoring childhood asthma.
Rola mniejszości narodowych w kulturze i oświacie polskiej w latach 1700-1939, pod red. Aleksandry Bilewicz i Stefanii Walasek, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Wrocław 1998, s. 380
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