Death from bilateral pulmonary congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: a rare case report.
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is one of rare pulmonary hypoplastic diseases. It has been subdivided into 3 types (I-III). Respiratory distress and hydrops are usually diagnosed pre- or postnatally by ultrasonography or radiography. The pathogenesis of CCAM has not been clarified yet. Here, we present an unusual case of bilateral CCAM (type III) of a 2-month-old infant who died suddenly. Concomitant lung malformation and fatty degeneration in hepatic cells make this case unique since such malformation is seldom found in type III CCAM.
Zhuo
Luo
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Ren
Liang
L
Liu
Qian
Q
Zhou
Lan
L
Yang
Fan
F
Liang
Man
M
Liu
Liang
L
D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000473:pathology; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*