ABSTRACT
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is an uncommon congenital anomaly. We present four additional children with CCAM and review the literature. Two of these children had unusual manifestations of CCAM--one presented with a "cavitary lesion" while the other is suspected of having bilateral disease.
Subject(s)
Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital/diagnosis , Bronchoscopy , Child , Child, Preschool , Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital/surgery , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Male , Pneumonectomy , Thoracotomy , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A child with a sterile pleural effusion resulting from an infection with Hemophilus influenzae type b (Hi b) is described. The diagnosis was established by use of counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE). The alarming increase in incidence of pneumonia due to Hi b is noted, as is the large number of associated pleural effusions. CIE provides a rapid, reliable, and sensitive means by which to establish the exact etiology of such bacterial infections so that optimal antibiotic therapy can be started promptly.
