Familial Occurrence of Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasis
| Autor: | A. B. Scott-Emuakpor, James V. Higgins, Stephen T. Warren, Saroj Kapur, Ernesto B. Quiachon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Lung Diseases
Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis Respiratory Distress Syndrome Newborn Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Lymphangiectasis Lung business.industry Infant Newborn Acute respiratory distress medicine.anatomical_structure Humans Medicine Female Lymphatic Cysts business Generalized Disease |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Diseases of Children. 135:532 |
| ISSN: | 0002-922X |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archpedi.1981.02130300032012 |
| Popis: | • Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis (CPL) is a rare, generalized disease of the lung, consisting of lymphatic cysts in the subpleural and interlobular connective tissue. This disorder typically manifests a clinical picture of acute respiratory distress with cyanosis shortly after birth, with death occurring in the neonatal period. Several cases of this disorder have been described in the literature, but there has been no family with more than one affected child. We report the first instance, to our knowledge, of familial cases of CPL, which raises an important question regarding a possible genetic component in this disorder. The implications of this are discussed. (Am J Dis Child1981;135:532-534) |
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