ABSTRACT
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates. We present a 4-month-old infant who presented with progressive respiratory distress since birth and failure to thrive. He was initially treated as a case of diffuse alveolar disease but on open lung biopsy was diagnosed as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The child expired at 7 months of age.
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Fatal Outcome , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis/complications , Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis/diagnosis , Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis/therapy , Pulmonary Alveoli/pathology , Pulmonary Alveoli/diagnostic imaging , Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/diagnosis , Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/etiology , Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/therapyABSTRACT
Oesophagectomy for oesophageal carcinoma is a stressful physical and metabolic challenge for an individual. The metabolic acidosis and hypoxia resulting postoperatively in a 34-year-old male, suffering from oesophageal carcinoma, after transhiatal oesophagectomy was managed without assisted ventilation contrary to the usual teaching. Relevant literature has been reviewed.