Open AccessBroncholithiasis From Histoplasmosis in a Pediatric Patient: Case Reports and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Tricia Lee,
Charles I. Woods,
Adrian O’Hagan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pis064
Subject(s) - medicine , histoplasmosis , bronchoscopy , airway , pediatrics , calcification , dermatology , intensive care medicine , general surgery , surgery , pathology
Broncholithiasis is a calcification in the airway. Though broncholiths are not common, it is even more unusual in a pediatric patient. We present a 15-year-old immunocompetent pediatric patient who had a broncholith that was found and removed by bronchoscopy.
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