Plastic bronchitis associated with Botrytis cinerea infection in a child: A case report

Figure 1 Radiological findings. A and B: Chest computed tomography (CT) images showing right upper lobe pneumonia with segmental atelectasis; C and D: Chest CT images showing that the inflammatory lesions of the right upper lung were expanded and new lesions appeared in the right lower lung; E and F: Chest CT images showing that the inflammatory lesions were diminished and the atelectasis was partially restored.

Figure 2 Bronchoscopic and histopathological examination findings. A: Flexible bronchoscopy showed complete obstruction of the right bronchiole by a white and elastic substance; B: A bronchial tree-like plastic dendritic cast was extracted using flexible bronchoscopy; C: Hematoxylin-eosin staining of the bronchial tree-like casts showed extensive eosinophilic infiltration (× 100).