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Horseshoe lung in a young child at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
L Mfingwana1, P Goussard1, S Andronikou2
1Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine
|April 1, 2022
Abstract:
Horseshoe lung is a very rare congenital malformation in which the bases of the right and left lung are fused to each other by a narrow isthmus. Although rare, a hyperlucent area in the lower left lung, close to the vertebral column, may represent a horseshoe lung. Horseshoe lung is often associated with scimitar syndrome. Here, we present a case of a 2-year-old girl who presented with recurrent chest infections and wheezing associated with horseshoe lung. The right lung appeared to be hypoplastic.