title: Congenital lobar emphysema in an adult.
abstract: Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a clinico-radiological diagnosis, seen usually by four-six weeks of age (50% of patients) and rarely (<5% of patients) after the age of six months. Here, we report a young male with gradual onset of mild exertional breathlessness and physical examination revealing the features of right sided pneumothorax. X-ray of chest, with subsequent CT of chest, leads to the diagnosis of CLE. The pulmonary function tests, bronchoscopic examination and α(1)-antitrypsin level are normal. Patient is managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine, Chest Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Mir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadaqat
authors.forename: Javaid A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Raiesa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karim