title: The use of early lung biopsy in detection of fatal pulmonary disease in the neonate.
abstract: We report a case of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misaligned pulmonary veins and review the literature to highlight the importance of lung biopsy, which can affect the decision to use invasive and likely ineffective therapy such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: hitesh.deshmukh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lioy
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010547:Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*