plastic bronchitis


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fi·brin·ous bron·chi·tis

inflammation of the bronchial mucous membrane, accompanied by a fibrinous exudation, which often forms a cast of the bronchial tree with severe obstruction of air flow.
Synonym(s): plastic bronchitis, pseudomembranous bronchitis

plastic bronchitis

Bronchitis marked by violent cough and paroxysms of dyspnea in which casts of the bronchial tubes are expectorated.
See also: bronchitis
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