Intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration with large aberrant vessel presenting as recurrent pneumonias
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2014; 24 (12): 949-951
in English
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| ID: emr-154018
ABSTRACT
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation of the lower respiratory tract comprising of a nonfunctioning lung tissue mass that lacks normal communication with the tracheobronchial tree. The diagnosis may be easily missed as many of the symptoms of bronchopulmonary sequestration overlap with that of other pulmonary diseases. Bronchopulmonary sequestration can be complicated by recurrent infections, hemorrhage and malignant transformation and, therefore, needs to be timely diagnosed and resected to decrease both morbidity and mortality. A high degree of suspicion in the differential diagnosis helps diagnose the positive cases. The parenchymal abnormalities associated with bronchopulmonary sequestration are best visualized using computed tomography, although their appearance is variable. We report the case of a 14 years old boy with intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration with the sole manifestation of recurrent pneumonias
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration
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Cough
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2014
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