RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Evolução Fatal , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Proteinose Alveolar Pulmonar/complicações , Proteinose Alveolar Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Proteinose Alveolar Pulmonar/terapia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/patologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/diagnóstico , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/etiologia , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/terapiaRESUMO
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.