Congenital Lobar Hyperinflation - A rare anomaly misdiagnosed as bronchiolitis: A case report

J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Jan;70(1):197-199. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.292068.

Abstract

Congenital Lobar Hyperinflation is an overinflation of one or more than one lobes of the lung and is caused by an abnormal development of broncho-pulmonary segment. We report a case of a 2-month-old female who presentedin outpatient department with complaints of fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. This case was seen in January, 2018. Congenital Lobar Hyperinflation was diagnosed on chest x-rays and Computed Tomography (CT ) scan. Immediate surgical excision (lobectomy) of the affected lobe was conducted.

Keywords: Congenital Lobar Hyperinflation, Congenital Lobar Emphysema (CLE) Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / surgery
  • Pulmonary Emphysema* / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Emphysema* / pathology
  • Pulmonary Emphysema* / surgery