Open AccessA case of plastic bronchitis after mitral valve surgery in an adult
Author(s) -
Ogiwara Masanori,
Ichinose Maki,
Nishino Yoshifumi,
Ozaki Masahiko,
Miyahara Takuya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3961
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , surgery , bronchitis , plastic surgery , mitral valve , heart disease , cardiology
Plastic bronchitis is a rare and fatal disease that is characterized by the presence of long dendritic bronchial casts in the airway. It is encountered most frequently in children with congenital heart disease after correction surgery. We reported a case of plastic bronchitis after mitral valve surgery in a 70‐year‐old woman.