Congenital lobar emphysema: Like father, like son.
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is an uncommon cause of progressive respiratory distress that typically presents in the first few days of life. There has been a previous report of CLE in a mother and daughter. The authors describe 2 cases involving the right upper and middle lobes in a father and son secondary to relative deficiency of the bronchial cartilage. This provides additional evidence for inherited factors in the etiology of CLE.
Roberts
P A
PA
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Holland
A J A
AJ
Halliday
R J
RJ
Arbuckle
S M
SM
Cass
D T
DT
D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography