title: A rare cause of recurrent chest infection in children-bronchopulmonary sequestration.
abstract: Bronchopulmonary sequestration is one of the rare thoracic congenital anomalies. We report the case of a 6 year old boy with history of recurrent episodes of chest infection and breathing difficulty. This time admitted with fever and cough. Investigations revelaed neutrophilic leucocytosis, raised C-reactive protein and a retrocardiac opacity on chest radiographs. Contrast enhanced Computed Topography(CT scan) revealed a large, well defined, left lower lobe multi-loculated cystic mass with a vessel arising from the descending aorta supplying sequestrated lung portion. These CT scan findings were suggestive of diagnosis of an intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration (IPS). Surgical resection of this opacity was done and histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary sequestration.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Paediatrician, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shabbir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Consultant Paediatrician, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shoaib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awais Ul Hassan Shah
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saba Haider
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tarar
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Bronchopulmonary sequestration, Children, Intralobar, Extralobar, Recurrent pneumonia.