A case of localized persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema.
10.3346/jkms.2001.16.2.225
- Author:
Mee Hye OH
1
;
Mi Young KIM
;
Woo Sup SHIM
;
Sam Se OH
;
Bong Kyoung SHIN
;
Seong Jin CHO
;
Han Kyeom KIM
Author Information
1. Departments of Pathology, Sejong General Hospital, Puchon, Korea. hkkimku@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Emphysema;
Pulmonary Emphysema, Interstitial;
Localized Persistent Interstitial Pulmonary Emphysema;
Cystic Lung Disease;
Lung Disease
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Human;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Newborn, Diseases/*pathology/radiography;
Pulmonary Emphysema/*pathology/radiography
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2001;16(2):225-228
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Interstitial pulmonary emphysema is a well-documented complication of assisted mechanical ventilation in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Localized persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema (LPIPE) confined to a single lobe was incidentally presented in a 4-day-old female infant. This patient was a normal full-term baby with no respiratory distress symptom and no experience of assisted mechanical ventilation. Chest radiograph showed radiolucent area in right lower lobe zone, which needed differential diagnosis from other congenital lesions such as congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and congenital lobar emphysema. CT scan showed irregular-shaped air cystic spaces and pathologically, cystic walls primarily consisted of compressed lung parenchyma and loose connective tissue intermittently lined by multinucleated foreign body giant cells.
