Plastic bronchitis as an unusual cause of mucus plugging in cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 939-940

  Mateos Corral, Dimas ^a,b   Cutz, Ernest ^a   Solomon, Melinda ^a   Ratjen, Felix ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Dornase alfa; N acetylcysteine; Plastic bronchitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DORNASE ALFA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS MUCUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPUTUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EXPECTORANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUCUS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 69749110104     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21063     Document Type: Article

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