plastic bronchitis


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