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Acinar dysplasia: a rare cause of neonatal respiratory failure
Author(s) -
Gillespie LM,
Fenton AC,
Wright C
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb03003.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , dysplasia , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , respiratory failure , pathology , cause of death , renal dysplasia , pediatrics , kidney , disease , pregnancy , biology , genetics , gestational age
Acinar dysplasia is a rare cause of death in the first few hours of life, due to an absence of alveoli. This report presents the first case associated with additional major renal malformations. The diagnosis of acinar dysplasia was unexpectedly made at autopsy. Conclusion : Even in the presence of antenatally diagnosed severe anomalies, autopsy may reveal diagnostically important information.