TB Research

Plastic Bronchitis—A Promising Intervention for a Challenging Condition

Wedad Alhazmi, Abdulmajeed Alfadhel, Hala Alghamdi, Bushra Alharbi, Tamer Abusido

Pediatric Pulmonology · 2024-12

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 9-year-old boy with a single ventricular pathway land complex cardiac issue. After multiple cardiac procedures, including a non-fenestrated Fontan shunt at the age of 5 years, the patient presented 2 years later with a recurrent history of cough with whitish, thick and rubbery sputum and shortness of breath and was eventually diagnosed with PB. The patient was treated with medical therapy and failed; at this time, ligation of the thoracic duct was performed, which was a life-saving intervention for him.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Bronchitis
  • Sputum
  • Shunt (medical)
  • Surgery
  • Intervention (counseling)
  • Medical therapy
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Pediatrics