Congenital pulmonary cyst as a cause of recurrent pneumonias. About a case

Abstract

Introduction: A lung cyst is defined as a lung parenchyma space that contains air or fluid; They appear asymptomatic or with recurrent respiratory infections. The separation of a segment of one of the main bronchi was developed, as a result of an anomalous budding of the primitive intestine, with a predilection for the lower pulmonary lobes. It has a worldwide incidence and few cases reported by the literature.

Objective: To describe a clinical case of recurrent lung disease as a cause of recurrent pneumonias.

Material and methods: Retrospective descriptive study, clinical case presentation.

Results: We present the case of a 4-year-old preschool with a history of respiratory infections, a repeat that is diagnostic of congenital pulmonary cyst by imaging findings, during the study of recurrent respiratory pathology, treated surgically with lobectomy, with excellent results.

Conclusions: Recurrent respiratory infections ie at least 2 episodes in a year are the main manifestation of congenital lung cysts in preschool and school children that require a thorough investigation of the child's respiratory system, and that one of the main causes are pulmonary malformations, as is the pulmonary cyst.