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Association of three different congenital malformations in a same pulmonary lobe in a 5-year-old girl
A Carsin1, L Mely, M A Chrestian
1Unité de Médecine Infantile, CHU Timone-Enfants and CNRS URMITE 6234, Marseille Cedex 05, France.
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A child had persistent lung abnormalities after pneumonia, revealing a rare complex congenital pulmonary malformation. This case suggests a shared origin for these lung development issues.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Developmental Biology
Background:
- Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) and intralobar sequestration (ILS) are rare lung malformations.
- Bronchogenic cysts are also uncommon congenital lung abnormalities.
- Co-occurrence of these malformations within a single lobe is exceptionally rare.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 5-year-old girl with persistent chest X-ray abnormalities following an episode of pneumonia who has a complex congenital pulmonary malformation comprising of a congenital pulmonary airway malformation, an intralobar sequestration and two bronchogenic cysts, all present within the same lobe. The observation suggests a common embryological origin of these malformations.
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