Case Report: Plastic bronchitis temporally associated with bordetella pertussis infection in a vaccinated child - Takeaways - MDSpire

Case Report: Plastic bronchitis temporally associated with bordetella pertussis infection in a vaccinated child

  • By

  • Haiting Lin

  • Mingfei Zhong

  • Yuan Tu

  • Yueyuan Li

  • June 24, 2026

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    A 6-year-old boy developed plastic bronchitis following a Bordetella pertussis infection despite being fully vaccinated.

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    The patient exhibited atypical symptoms, including cough and fever, without the classical whoop associated with pertussis.

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    Chest CT revealed right middle lobe atelectasis and bilateral pulmonary inflammation, complicating the diagnosis.

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    Flexible bronchoscopy identified obstructive mucopurulent airway casts, which were consistent with plastic bronchitis.

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    Post-treatment, the patient's symptoms resolved completely, and lung re-expansion was confirmed on imaging.

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Case Report: Plastic bronchitis temporally associated with bordetella pertussis infection in a vaccinated child

  • by Haiting Lin, Mingfei Zhong, Yuan Tu, Yueyuan Li

  • June 24, 2026

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