Successful treatment of an adult patient with pulmonary abscess secondary to congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation.
We report a case of a 29 year old male who at age 25, developed a pulmonary abscess in the left lower lobe. A left lower lobectomy was performed following two recurrences on antibiotic treatment. The result of histopathological examination confirmed congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM), a congenital disease characterized by multiple cysts resulting from adenomatous hyperplasia of the bronchial epithelia. In many cases, respiratory distress occurs during the neonatal period, and in about 80-85% of patients, CCAM is diagnosed before the age of two years due to respiratory infection. CCAM which was diagnosed in adulthood is very rare.
Harada
Katsuhisa
K
Department of Oncological Science (Surgery II), Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
Noguchi
Tsuyoshi
T
Miura
Takashi
T
Kawano
Youzo
Y
Kashima
Kenji
K
Kawahara
Katsunobu
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents