• Pediatr Int · Sep 2016

    Case Reports

    Pulmonary interstitial emphysema due to respiratory syncytial virus infection.

    • Tsubasa Aiyoshi, Kouji Masumoto, Toko Shinkai, Yasunari Tanaka, Shunsuke Fujii, Takato Sasaki, Fumiko Chiba, Naoya Sakamoto, Chikashi Gotoh, Yasuhisa Urita, Makoto Nakao, Hajime Takayasu, Hideaki Tanaka, and Hironori Imai.
    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
    • Pediatr Int. 2016 Sep 1; 58 (9): 916-9.

    AbstractPulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) primarily affects premature infants on positive pressure ventilation. PIE is rarely reported in infants and children in the absence of mechanical ventilation and/or associated respiratory infection. We report a case of PIE in a 22-month-old girl who had severe respiratory distress due to respiratory syncytial virus infection. Chest computed tomography showed cystic lung lesions mimicking congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation. The cystic lesions spontaneously resolved after conservative treatment. Based on the clinical course and the chronological changes on imaging, the cystic lung lesions were diagnosed as localized persistent PIE. © 2016 Japan Pediatric Society.

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