[Giant lobar emphysema. The cause of a compressive hemithoracic opacity in a newborn infant].
The authors describe a case of congenital lobar emphysema of the upper right pulmonary lobe discovered at birth with an opaque hemithorax and a shift of mediastinum. The diagnosis was confirmed by a CT-scan. A lobectomy was performed at 6 weeks of age. The different diagnosis and physiopathological mechanisms are discussed.
Bouhaouala
M H
MH
Hôpital des Forces de Sécurité Intérieure, La Marsa, Tunisie.
Charfi
M R
MR
Tlili
K
K
Allegue
M
M
Zbiba
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Emphysème lobaire géant. Cause d'une opacité hémithoracique compressive chez le nouveau-né.