Bronchial atresia in a neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Bronchial atresia in a neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Bronchial atresia (BA) is characterized by a mucus-filled bronchocele in a blind-ending segmental or lobar bronchus with hyperinflation of the obstructed segment of the lung. We describe a neonate who presented on his 9 th day of life with respiratory distress. Chest computed tomography showed a sof...

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Main Author: Abdullah A Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Bronchial atresia
congenital
cytomegalovirus
infection
neonate
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=231;epage=233;aulast=Yousef

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