Irreversible Respiratory Failure in a Full-Term Infant with Features of Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis as Well as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Irreversible Respiratory Failure in a Full-Term Infant with Features of Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis as Well as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Abstract Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) is a rare interstitial lung disease in the newborns. We report on the clinical presentation and pathological findings of a full-term male infant with pulmonary hypertension requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). An open lung biopsy de...

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Main Authors: Maresa E. C. Jiskoot-Ermers, Tim A. J. Antonius, Monika G. Looijen-Salamon, Marc H. W. A. Wijnen, Bettina F. Loza, Arno F. J. van Heijst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-06-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis
respiratory failure
interstitial lung disease
ecmo
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1551674

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