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

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Ruth Aurelia Mejía O
Angela Lissette Guevara A

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.

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Mejía O, R. A., & Guevara A, A. L. (2020). Congenital pulmonary cyst as a cause of recurrent pneumonias. About a case. Mediciencias UTA, 4(1), 61–67. Retrieved from https://revistas.uta.edu.ec/erevista/index.php/medi/article/view/1357
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