Open AccessA case of congenital lobar emphysema in the middle lobe
Author(s) -
Abdellah Oulmaati,
Mohamed Hbibi,
Youssef Bouabdellah,
A. Bouharrou
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.120000
Subject(s) - congenital lobar emphysema , medicine , respiratory distress , lobe , computed tomography , pulmonary emphysema , radiology , lung , anatomy
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare cause of respiratory distress during the neonate period. It is characterized by overinflation of pulmonary lobe, most commonly the left upper lobe or the right middle lobe. We report a case of a 21-day-old baby with the severe respiratory distress. Diagnosis of CLE was made by computed tomography scan and chest X-ray and confirmed by histopathological studies. We would like to draw attention to this rare condition, and discussing their clinical features and management.