An Autopsy Case of New Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
- Author:
Jin Chul LEE
1
;
Kwang Min KO
;
Jung Hye BYEON
;
Young YOO
;
Chang Sung SON
;
Ji Tae CHOUNG
;
Soo Youn HAM
;
Yang Seok CHAE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. yoolina@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia;
Premature birth;
Autopsy;
Pulmonary hypertension
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Hypertension, Pulmonary;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Lung;
Lung Diseases;
Premature Birth;
Strikes, Employee
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2008;18(1):91-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that affects premature babies and contributes to their increased morbidity and mortality. The classic progressive stage with prominent fibroproliferation that first characterized BPD is generally less striking and the disease is currently predominantly defined by a disruption of distal lung growth, thus it has been termed "new BPD." We present here in a case of 5-month-old girl dying from BPD and pulmonary hypertension. Autopsy findings of the lung showed fewer and larger alveoli with less fibrosis, which is consistent with those of "new BPD."
