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Plastic bronchitis

MedGen UID:
538495
Concept ID:
C0264342
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Croupous bronchitis; croupous bronchitis; Fibrinous bronchitis; fibrinous bronchitis; Membranous bronchitis; plastic bronchitis; Pseudo-membranous bronchitis; pseudo-membranous bronchitis
SNOMED CT: Plastic bronchitis (53926002); Croupous bronchitis (53926002); Fibrinous bronchitis (53926002); Membranous bronchitis (53926002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0018597
Orphanet: ORPHA439881

Definition

A lymphatic flow disorder that causes severe respiratory issues. In children with plastic bronchitis, lymph fluid builds in the airways and forms rubbery or caulk-like plugs (known as casts). These casts block the airways, making it difficult to breathe. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPlastic bronchitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ntiamoah P, Mukhopadhyay S, Ghosh S, Mehta AC
Eur Respir Rev 2021 Sep 30;30(161) Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0096-2021. PMID: 34407979Free PMC Article
Patel N, Patel M, Inja R, Krvavac A, Lechner AJ
Mo Med 2021 Jul-Aug;118(4):363-373. PMID: 34373673Free PMC Article
Itkin M, Pizarro C, Radtke W, Spurrier E, Rabinowitz DA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2020;23:41-47. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2020.03.001. PMID: 32354546

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Huang F, Gu W, Diwu J, Zhang X, He Y, Zhang Y, Chen Z, Huang L, Wang M, Dong H, Wang S, Wang Y, Zhu C, Hao C
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Sep 7;23(1):588. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08529-w. PMID: 37679703Free PMC Article
Gipsman AI, Feld L, Johnson B, Needleman JP, Boas H, Lin N, DePasquale B, Pogoriler J, McDowell KM, Piccione JC
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Nov;58(11):3023-3031. Epub 2023 Aug 22 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26650. PMID: 37606213Free PMC Article
Nayır Büyükşahin H, Emiralioglu N, Sekerel BE, Soyer T, Oguz B, Güzelkaş I, Sunman B, Alboğa D, Akgül Erdal M, Yalcın E, Doğru D, Ozcelik U, Kiper N
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Sep;58(9):2559-2567. Epub 2023 Jun 6 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26548. PMID: 37278540
Bearl DW, Cantor R, Koehl D, Gossett JG, Bock MJ, Halnon N, Glass L, Exil V, Musselwhite C, Kirklin JK, Godown J, Ravishankar C
Pediatr Transplant 2021 Aug;25(5):e13951. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/petr.13951. PMID: 33405353
Sharma VJ, Iyengar AJ, Zannino D, Gentles T, Justo R, Celermajer DS, Bullock A, Winlaw D, Wheaton G, Burchill L, Cordina R, d'Udekem Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Jun;161(6):2158-2165.e4. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.107. PMID: 32928546

Diagnosis

Rubin BK
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Nov;58(11):3001-3002. Epub 2023 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26707. PMID: 37750595
López-Alba A, Aldao-Argüelles I, de Granda-Orive JI
Arch Bronconeumol 2021 Nov;57(11):705. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.arbr.2021.09.006. PMID: 35699014
Ntiamoah P, Mukhopadhyay S, Ghosh S, Mehta AC
Eur Respir Rev 2021 Sep 30;30(161) Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0096-2021. PMID: 34407979Free PMC Article
Patel N, Patel M, Inja R, Krvavac A, Lechner AJ
Mo Med 2021 Jul-Aug;118(4):363-373. PMID: 34373673Free PMC Article
Rubin BK
Clin Chest Med 2016 Sep;37(3):405-8. Epub 2016 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.04.003. PMID: 27514587

Therapy

Nayır Büyükşahin H, Emiralioglu N, Sekerel BE, Soyer T, Oguz B, Güzelkaş I, Sunman B, Alboğa D, Akgül Erdal M, Yalcın E, Doğru D, Ozcelik U, Kiper N
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Sep;58(9):2559-2567. Epub 2023 Jun 6 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26548. PMID: 37278540
Mackie AS, Veldtman GR, Thorup L, Hjortdal VE, Dori Y
Can J Cardiol 2022 Jul;38(7):988-1001. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.03.011. PMID: 35314335
Sharma VJ, Iyengar AJ, Zannino D, Gentles T, Justo R, Celermajer DS, Bullock A, Winlaw D, Wheaton G, Burchill L, Cordina R, d'Udekem Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Jun;161(6):2158-2165.e4. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.107. PMID: 32928546
Chhabada S, Khanna S
Anesthesiology 2020 Aug;133(2):429. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003381. PMID: 32433279
Rubin BK
Clin Chest Med 2016 Sep;37(3):405-8. Epub 2016 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.04.003. PMID: 27514587

Prognosis

Hammer V, Schaeffer T, Staehler H, Heinisch PP, Burri M, Piber N, Lemmer J, Hager A, Ewert P, Hörer J, Ono M
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2023 Nov;14(6):691-698. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1177/21501351231185111. PMID: 37551120
Gupta T, Thompson J, Lindley KJ
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 May 1;38(3):241-249. Epub 2023 Mar 28 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001046. PMID: 37016995
Bearl DW, Cantor R, Koehl D, Gossett JG, Bock MJ, Halnon N, Glass L, Exil V, Musselwhite C, Kirklin JK, Godown J, Ravishankar C
Pediatr Transplant 2021 Aug;25(5):e13951. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/petr.13951. PMID: 33405353
Sharma VJ, Iyengar AJ, Zannino D, Gentles T, Justo R, Celermajer DS, Bullock A, Winlaw D, Wheaton G, Burchill L, Cordina R, d'Udekem Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Jun;161(6):2158-2165.e4. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.107. PMID: 32928546
Itkin M
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Dec;19(4):299-304. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.10.005. PMID: 27993326

Clinical prediction guides

Huang F, Gu W, Diwu J, Zhang X, He Y, Zhang Y, Chen Z, Huang L, Wang M, Dong H, Wang S, Wang Y, Zhu C, Hao C
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Sep 7;23(1):588. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08529-w. PMID: 37679703Free PMC Article
Nayır Büyükşahin H, Emiralioglu N, Sekerel BE, Soyer T, Oguz B, Güzelkaş I, Sunman B, Alboğa D, Akgül Erdal M, Yalcın E, Doğru D, Ozcelik U, Kiper N
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Sep;58(9):2559-2567. Epub 2023 Jun 6 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26548. PMID: 37278540
Zhang H, Yang J, Zhao W, Zhou J, He S, Shang Y, Cheng Q
Eur J Pediatr 2023 Mar;182(3):1239-1249. Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04761-9. PMID: 36633659Free PMC Article
Huang JJ, Yang XQ, Zhuo ZQ, Yuan L
Respir Res 2022 Mar 6;23(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12931-022-01975-1. PMID: 35248022Free PMC Article
Sharma VJ, Iyengar AJ, Zannino D, Gentles T, Justo R, Celermajer DS, Bullock A, Winlaw D, Wheaton G, Burchill L, Cordina R, d'Udekem Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Jun;161(6):2158-2165.e4. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.107. PMID: 32928546

Recent systematic reviews

Kakarla B
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2022 Apr 22;93(1) doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2133. PMID: 35477240
Harteveld LM, Blom NA, Hazekamp MG, Ten Harkel ADJ
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2020 Jun 1;30(6):846-853. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa032. PMID: 32451550

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