Persistent Pneumonia

The case of a one-month-old male infant who was referred to the intensive care unit because of mild cyanosis during breastfeeding and right upper lobe pneumonia unresponsive to drug therapy is discussed. Thymic hyperplasia of newborn may develop asymmetrically and the thymic opacity may be misinterp...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2006-06, Vol.45 (5), p.478-480
Main Authors: Yaman, Yontem, Ermis, Bahri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Case studies
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical diagnosis
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Radiology
Thymus Gland - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:The case of a one-month-old male infant who was referred to the intensive care unit because of mild cyanosis during breastfeeding and right upper lobe pneumonia unresponsive to drug therapy is discussed. Thymic hyperplasia of newborn may develop asymmetrically and the thymic opacity may be misinterpreted as right upper lobe pneumonia.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/0009922806289635