Shetty M V, Ramakrishnan M S
Ann Acad Med Singap. 1981 Oct;10(4):548-51.
Congenital lobar emphysema is a rare but important clinical entity which may come to the paediatrician as an acute respiratory emergency. This is defined as a post-natal over-distension of one or more lobes of a histologically normal lung. To the best of our knowledge, this condition has not been reported in Indian Medical Literature to-date. Not that the actual incidence of Congenital Lobar Emphysema has changed materially but increased clinical awareness of the possibility of the diagnosis and the widespread use of roentgenography in infants has clearly resulted in frequent recognition of this condition. The plain x-ray study is so characteristic that an immediate diagnosis can be made for further line of management.
先天性大叶性肺气肿是一种罕见但重要的临床病症，可能作为急性呼吸急症出现在儿科医生面前。它被定义为组织学正常的肺的一个或多个叶的产后过度膨胀。据我们所知，这种病症在印度医学文献中至今尚未有报道。并非先天性大叶性肺气肿的实际发病率发生了实质性变化，而是对该诊断可能性的临床认识提高以及婴儿中X线摄影的广泛应用，显然导致了这种病症被频繁识别。普通X线检查具有如此典型的特征，以至于可以立即做出诊断以便进行进一步的治疗。
