Congenital lobar emphysema: A diagnostic dilemma with coexistent congenital heart defects
Jigar Prabhulal Thacker,
Vishal Vinayak Bhende,
Tanishq Shashikant Sharma
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageClinicians should think beyond pneumonia and left‐to‐right shunts when young children have persistent respiratory distress. Congenital lung anomalies, including congenital lobar emphysema, should be considered differential diagnoses. Chest X‐ray and CT imaging should be conducted to gain insight regarding and establish diagnosis, respectively.AbstractCongenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare and life‐threatening congenital lung anomaly that often poses a diagnostic dilemma. The issue can b… Show more
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