Bilateral congenital lobar emphysema: A rare cause for respiratory distress in infancy

Bilateral congenital lobar emphysema: A rare cause for respiratory distress in infancy

We report a rare case of bilateral congenital lobar emphysema in a 2-month-old male infant who presented with severe respiratory distress leading to respiratory failure. Plain chest X-ray and later high-resolution CT scan of the chest revealed that both the right middle and the left upper lobes were...

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Main Authors: Ahmad M Abushahin, Amjad S Tuffaha, Najeh K Khalil, Adel M Ismeal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Congenital lobar emphysema
Infant
lobectomy
respiratory distress
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2012;volume=7;issue=4;spage=250;epage=252;aulast=Abushahin

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