Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Finger Clubbing after Measles Infection.
- Author:
Hyun A KIM
1
;
Young Ju KIM
;
Yu Sok HAN
;
Da Eun JUNG
;
Soung Hee KIM
;
Chang Keun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Asthma Allergy Center, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University Seoul, Korea. kimck@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchiolitis obliterans;
Measles;
Finger clubbing
- MeSH:
Bronchiectasis;
Bronchiolitis Obliterans*;
Bronchiolitis*;
Bronchoalveolar Lavage;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Cyanosis;
Dyspnea;
Fingers*;
Humans;
Lung;
Male;
Measles*;
Pneumonia
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2005;15(4):451-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 5-year-old Korean boy was admitted with dyspnea, intermittent cyanosis and finger clubbing. He was diagnosed to be suffering measles pneumonia 3 years ago. Plain radiograph showed collapse of the right lung, mediastinal shifting and infiltration on both lower lung fields. High resolution computerized tomography revealed a central bronchiectasis with mosaic hyperinflation. All of the clinical information indicated that the severity of illness score was 4 of bronchiolitis obliterans (BO). The bronchoalveolar lavage cellular profile showed predominant neutrophilia. BO with finger clubbing has been rarely reported previously in childhood. We report a case of BO with finger clubbing in children with regard to clinical presentation of measles complicated pneumonia.
