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  • Title: Mucus plugging as a cause of acute lobar overdistension.
    Author: Bitsori M, Galanakis E, Paraskakis E, Papadakis CE, Kokori H, Sbyrakis S.
    Journal: Pediatr Emerg Care; 2001 Feb; 17(1):38-9. PubMed ID: 11265906.
    Abstract:
    Acute lobar overdistension in children is usually indicative of foreign body aspiration, especially when a history of a choking episode is recalled. An unusual presentation of asthma as recurrent overdistension of the left lung in a toddler is described. The child had undergone two consecutive negative bronchoscopies with a presumptive diagnosis of foreign body aspiration; however, it was only the antiasthmatic treatment that resulted in an excellent outcome.
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