Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation in an Adult Male: A Case Report with Literature Review
Joint Authors
Baral, Dipti
Adhikari, Bindu
Zaccarini, Daniel
Dongol, Raj Man
Sah, Birendra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a rare cystic lung lesion formed as a result of anomalous development of airways in fetal life.
Majority of the cases are recognized in neonates and infants with respiratory distress with very few presenting later in adult life.
A 24-year-old male with history of three separate episodes of pneumonia in the last 6 months presented with left sided pleuritic chest pain for 4 days.
He was tachycardic and tachypneic at presentation.
White blood count was 14 × 109/L.
Chest X-ray showed left lower lobe opacity.
CT angiogram of thorax showed a well-defined area of low attenuation in the left lower lobe with dedicated pulmonary arterial and venous drainage and resolving infection, suggesting CPAM.
He underwent left lower lobe lobectomy.
Histopathology confirmed type 2 CPAM.
CPAM is a rare congenital anatomic abnormality that can present with recurrent infections in adults.
As a number of cases remain asymptomatic and symptomatic cases are often missed, prevalence of CPAM might be higher than currently reported.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Baral, Dipti& Adhikari, Bindu& Zaccarini, Daniel& Dongol, Raj Man& Sah, Birendra. 2015. Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation in an Adult Male: A Case Report with Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059884
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Baral, Dipti…[et al.]. Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation in an Adult Male: A Case Report with Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059884
American Medical Association (AMA)
Baral, Dipti& Adhikari, Bindu& Zaccarini, Daniel& Dongol, Raj Man& Sah, Birendra. Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation in an Adult Male: A Case Report with Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059884
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059884