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Plastic Bronchitis in an AIDS Patient with Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma.

Sheila A HabibRobert C VaskoJack BadawyGregory M Anstead
Published in: Case reports in pulmonology (2018)
Plastic bronchitis is the expectoration of bronchial casts in the mold of the tracheobronchial tree. It is a rare occurrence of unknown etiology that has been primarily described in children with congenital heart disease. In this case report, we present the first reported case of plastic bronchitis in a patient with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma and underlying HIV infection.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • risk assessment
  • young adults