Endobronchial polyp in a neonate.
Respiratory distress in the neonate with collapse/hyperinflation of the lung can be because of a number of causes, which includes extraluminal, parenchymal and endobronchial lesions. Endobronchial tumour and polyps as the cause of collapse/hyperinflation in newborns are quite rare. We report a case of preterm newborn with respiratory distress secondary to endobronchial inflammatory granuloma and discuss the relevant issues in diagnosis and management.
Popat
Himanshu P
HP
Grace Centre for Newborn Care, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Sinn
John
J
Cooper
Peter
P
D001980:Bronchi / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D047928:Premature Birth; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology