Title |
Management of plastic bronchitis with nebulized tissue plasminogen activator: another brick in the wall
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Published in |
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1824-7288-40-18 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Massimo Colaneri, Andrea Quarti, Marco Pozzi, Stefano Gasparini, Ines Carloni, Fernando Maria de Benedictis |
Abstract |
Plastic bronchitis is a rare complication of a variety of respiratory diseases and congenital heart disease surgery, particularly Fontan procedure. Bronchial casts with rubber-like consistency develop acutely and may cause severe life-threatening respiratory distress. The management of plastic bronchitis is yet not well defined. Early intermittent, self-administered nebulization of tissue plasminogen activator was found to be effective in preventing deterioration of acute respiratory symptoms in a patient with primary ciliary dyskinesia and recurrent cast formation. Further investigation into new therapeutic strategies for this devastating disease is advocated. |
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