Case Report

The Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress in Newborn: Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lungs

  • Münevver TÜRKMEN
  • Arzu TANINMIŞ
  • S. Ayvaz AYDOĞDU
  • C. Zafer KARAMAN
  • Harun GÜRSOY

Received Date: 26.11.2007 Accepted Date: 06.06.2008 Meandros Med Dent J 2008;9(3):47-49

The aim of presenting this case is that; the congenital lung abnormalities are rare, but important of differential diagnosis in newborn respiratory distress.The congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is a rare but potentially life-threatening pulmonary anomaly. It is reported 1 in 25000 pregnancies. Respiratory distress, pectus excavatus deformity were detected in the physical examination of the infant who was accepted to our newborn intensive care unit in the first hours of his life. In the chest X-ray there was reticulogranular appearance in left lung and there was multiple, diffuse cysts which were in different size in lung parenchyma in the computerize tomography (CT) examination. The signs on the CT and X-ray were accepted as a congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation type III. The case died at his tenth day of the life during assisted mechanical ventilation.

Keywords: Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, newborn, respiratory distress