Radiographically occult congenital lobar emphysema presenting as unexplained neonatal tachypnea.
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is usually diagnosed in the newborn period in an infant with respiratory difficulties and classic X-ray film findings. We describe a neonate with tachypnea of unclear etiology who was diagnosed with CLE by chest computed tomography scan, despite a plain chest radiograph that did not suggest the diagnosis.
Rusakow
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Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004646:Emphysema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed