Extralobar pulmonary sequestration presenting as intractable pleural effusion.
A pre-term baby girl presented at birth with respiratory distress and pleural effusion on the left. A soft tissue mass was found via lateral x-ray and CT scan; the mass proved to be extralobar pulmonary sequestration.
Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago.
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D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed