Mucoid Impaction of the Bronchi

Tracheobronchial Manifestations of Aspergillosis

“…16 In the mucoid impaction syndrome, there is no predilection for age or sex. 16 In a limited number of cases, resection may be required. 17 Abnormal laboratory findings may include peripheral eosinophilia.…”

A case of bronchial cast

“…Many factors seem to be involved in the formation of bronchial casts. Hutcheson et al [7] speculate that necrosis of the bronchial wall, due to the following factors, can lead to cast formation: (1) bronchial stenosis due to bronchospasm or postinflammation fibrosis, (2) increase in viscous secretions, (3) decreased water content in the secretions, and (4) inflammation of the bronchial mucosa. A variety of pathological leatures of bronchial casts has been reported, including casts composed primarily of mucinlike substances, casts made primarily of fibrin, and casts containing neutrophils, eosinophils, or both.…”

Mucoid impaction of the bronchi in relation to asthma and plastic bronchitis

“…The only article on the subject in the British literature originated in Australia (Wilson, 1964), and it has been suggested that the humidity of our climate may account for our apparent im-munity (Hutcheson, Shaw, Paulson, and Kee, 1960). As we have seen three cases in our own hospital, we suspect that British cases have gone either unrecognized or unrecorded.…”

“…None of the three showed atelectasis. Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas (Urschel, Paulson, and Shaw, 1966), with an .analysis of 85 cases, including those of Shaw (1951), Shaw, Paulson, and Kee (1957), and, as far -as we can gather, Hutcheson et al (1960). In this series there are no individual histories apart from -Shaw's original 10 cases.…”