It is an unusual respiratory condition where materials build up in the airways, forming a cast and impeding the patient's ability to breathe. These casts have a rubbery texture and contain varying levels of fibrin and mucin, depending on the circumstances leading to their formation. Sometimes, patients manage to expectorate the casts, and in other cases they need to be removed during surgery or bronchoscopy to clear the patient's airways. Plastic Bronchitis is primarily seen among children, but it can also be seen in adults. This condition appears to be linked with some congenital heart conditions and it can also develop in other circumstances. The patient often experiences several days of discomfort with coughing and the production of pale sputum (sometimes bloody) and may have difficulty breathing. Strange breath sounds, crackling noises in the lungs, and a feeling of tension and tightness in the chest can also be experienced in a patient with plastic bronchitis. Patients may also develop problems associated with not getting enough oxygen, causing cyanosis, where the extremities start to turn bluish-gray. www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/plastic-bronchitis
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