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Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasis
Author(s) -
EKELUND H.,
PALMSTIERNA S.,
ÖSTBERG G.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1966.tb15217.x
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , pediatrics , respiratory system , respiratory disease , lung , radiology
Summary A typical case of congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia is described and compared with earlier published cases. It is a rare malformation, only about 25 cases hitherto being described, The clinical picture in liveborn infants is characterized by severe respiratory distress appearing a short time after a delivery.