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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema due to respiratory syncytial virus infection
Author(s) -
Aiyoshi Tsubasa,
Masumoto Kouji,
Shinkai Toko,
Tanaka Yasunari,
Fujii Shunsuke,
Sasaki Takato,
Chiba Fumiko,
Sakamoto Naoya,
Gotoh Chikashi,
Urita Yasuhisa,
Nakao Makoto,
Takayasu Hajime,
Tanaka Hideaki,
Imai Hironori
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.13013
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , respiratory system , lung , ventilation (architecture) , pneumovirus , lung infection , respiratory disease , virus , pediatrics , pathology , radiology , paramyxoviridae , viral disease , virology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema ( PIE ) primarily affects premature infants on positive pressure ventilation. PIE is rarely reported in infants and children in the absence of mechanical ventilation and/or associated respiratory infection. We report a case of PIE in a 22‐month‐old girl who had severe respiratory distress due to respiratory syncytial virus infection. Chest computed tomography showed cystic lung lesions mimicking congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation. The cystic lesions spontaneously resolved after conservative treatment. Based on the clinical course and the chronological changes on imaging, the cystic lung lesions were diagnosed as localized persistent PIE .