Unilateral Lung Aplasia Presenting with Acute Respiratory Distress Possibly due to milk aspiration in Young Toddler

  • Dr Jasashree Choudhury SCB Medical College, Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
  • Dr Sidharth Sraban Routray SCB Medical College, Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
  • Dr Debadas Biswal SCB Medical College, Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
  • Dr Khagaswar Rout SCB Medical College, Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
  • Dr Kamalakanta Pradhan SCB Medical College, Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
  • Dr Debasis Mishra SCB Medical College, Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijpr.2014.i02.03
Keywords: Lung aplasia, Respiratory distress, Recurrent respiratory tract infection

Abstract

A 13 month female child with h/o recurrent respiratory tract infection developed cough and breathlessness nearly 30 min after breastfeeding. Chest x-ray showed homogeneously opaque right hemi thorax with hyperlucency of left lung field suggestive of lung agenesis without any features of foreign body. Bronchoscopy revealed oedematous mucosa, thick bronchial secretions, mucus plug and white coagulates (apparently from milk) which were removed from left bronchus; trachea continued as left main bronchus without any stenosis or compression with absent right bronchus. Pulmonary agenesis was confirmed by CT scan in the post-operative period. The child made full recovery.

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Unilateral Lung Aplasia Presenting with Acute Respiratory Distress Possibly due to milk aspiration in Young Toddler
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijpr.2014.i02.03
Published: 2014-08-31
How to Cite
Dr Jasashree Choudhury, Dr Sidharth Sraban Routray, Dr Debadas Biswal, Dr Khagaswar Rout, Dr Kamalakanta Pradhan, & Dr Debasis Mishra. (2014). Unilateral Lung Aplasia Presenting with Acute Respiratory Distress Possibly due to milk aspiration in Young Toddler. Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 1(2), 55-57. https://doi.org/10.17511/ijpr.2014.i02.03
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Vol 1 No 2 (2014): JUL-SEP
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Case Report

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