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Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Authors: CHRISTOPHER DAVIS MD, LAWRENCE J. FREANT MD, KENNETH C. HENDERSON MD

Abstract

Congenital lobar emphysema is a rare disorder that may present outside the newborn period. It is generally best treated surgically by excision of the affected lobe. We describe a 6 1/2-week-old infant in whom the initial auscultatory and roentgenographic findings were confusing and of no help in making the diagnosis. The etiology of congenital lobar emphysema remains unclear.

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