Obstructive shock in pediatric patient with congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

and importance: Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare cystic lesion in the lungs. CCAM might present in the early neonatal period with symptoms of respiratory distress.

Case presentation

A 2-year-old girl was admitted to our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with signs of severe respiratory distress. She had been diagnosed with CCAM since she was three months old. She also had undergone several procedures such as thoracotomy and decortication since then, but she still suffered some episodes of pulmonary infection. In this admission, her computerized thoracic tomography revealed a pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB).

Clinical discussion

An obstruction of blood outflow from the left ventricle could happen when an intrathoracic mass exists, lead

SUBMITTER: Margaretha PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8340041 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature