title: Bronchogenic cyst -cause of refractory wheezing in infancy.
abstract: A 11/2-year-old male child with past history of recurrent wheezing presented with a severe and refractory episode following a peanut aspiration. A bronchoscopy was done and the peanut removed. However, as the wheezing persisted a detailed evaluation was done which revealed a bronchogenic cyst. Surgical excision of the cyst was done and the child improved symptomatically. Congenital lesions need to be ruled out in infants and children with persistent and refractory wheezing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, PVS Memorial Hospital Ltd, Kaloor, Kochi, 682017, Kerala.
authors.forename: Tonny
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mampilly
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, PVS Memorial Hospital Ltd, Kaloor, Kochi, 682017, Kerala.
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, PVS Memorial Hospital Ltd, Kaloor, Kochi, 682017, Kerala.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shenai
keywords: Bronchogenic cyst; Bronchoscopy; Refractory wheezing