Sqad....

[hollie1586]

what does it mean when someone is coughing up 'lung casts' ?

[hollie1586]

and what are they?

[Sqad]

I have no idea.

Never seen it or experienced it.

Very rare and so is the disorder that produces it.

Fungus infection?

Sorry.

[Sqad]

hollie.....sorry didn´t see your second question. They "things" coughed up that take the exact shape of the parts of the lung.......as if they were "plaster casts"

Still don´t know what would cause them;-)

[Count-A-Strong]

I think you (or the person to whom you are refering) may have miss heard. Nothing comes up when you google 'lung casts'

[Sqad]

No! no! Count......I dont care what does or doesnt come up on Googling............"lung casts DO exist as a clinical entity.

[NazNomad]

"A lung cast is a dried mucous lining of the bronchial tree." ... apparently.

http://sometimesibrea...eives-hypertonic.html

Which Google are you using, C-A-S? lol ;-)

[Count-A-Strong]

Ok doc.

[Sqad]

Zac....LOL

[hollie1586]

its not me who has this, its my friends 4yr old grandaughter and she is very poorly. She needs an operation but she isnt strong enough at the moment.