Table 4.
Patient demographics 10 patients with plastic bronchitis related to pulmonary disease or other diseases.
| No. | Gender | Age at PB diagnosis, years | Significant medical history with diagnosis of PB | Other medical history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | F | 4.47 | Asthma exacerbation | Eczema |
| P2 | M | 7.84 | Severe persistent asthma and RSV infection | Allergy to eggs; EE; seasonal allergic rhinitis; GERD; G6PD deficiency anemia; adrenal insufficiency. |
| P3 | M | 2.54 | Asthma/Reactive airway disease | NA |
| P4 | M | 1.45 | Asthma exacerbation | Eczema; food allergies. |
| P5 | F | 5.95 | Asthma or allergies | Ehlers-Danlos syndromes; Constipation and nausea; possible fibromyalgia; Status post appendectomy 3 months prior to PB; A probable diagnosis of hypermobility |
| P6 | M | 13.57 | Mild asthma, acute respiratory failure | AS, autism, no CHD |
| P7 | F | 4.94 | Acute onset of respiratory, MRSA necrotizing pneumonia | Speech delay; No history of previous of pneumonias; no recurrent infections. |
| P8 | M | 7.89 | Streptococcus and staphylococcus viridians pneumonia; H influenza | Stevens-Johnson syndrome; bronchiectasis; no allergies except for macrolides |
| P9 | F | 7.53 | Sickle cell anemia, acute chest syndrome, acute crisis | Sickle cell anemia; no asthma; no CHD |
| P10 | M | 7.91 | 1st:asthma exacerbation, PPS; 2nd:respiratory distress secondary to an H1N1 pneumonia, PPS; 3rd: PPS, half systemic pressures in pulmonary arteries, branch PAS, absent RSVC with LSVC feeding into CS | Alagille syndrome; PPS; CHD; Chronic cholestasis; AS with environmental exposure; Lung transplantation |
Abbreviations: PB, plastic bronchitis; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; EE, eosinophilic esophagitis; CHD, congenital heart disease; MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; PPS, peripheral pulmonary stenosis; PAS, pulmonary atresia stenosis; RSVC, right superior vena cava; LSVC, left superior vena cava; CS, coronary sinus; NA, not applicable.