An atypical case of congenital lobar emphysema in an adult, non-smoker patient presenting with pneumothorax

Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a developmental anomaly of the lower respiratory tract characterized by hyperinflation of one or more pulmonary lobes in the absence of extrinsic bronchial obstruction. We present a case of a 24-year-old male, nonsmoker who presented with shortness of breath and s...

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Published in:Respir Med Case Rep
Main Authors: Asnake, Zekarias T., Salabei, Joshua K., Pierce, Jordan, Fernandez, Angela, Ahmad, Ramin, Ismail, Zeeshan H., Mathew, Calestino
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326181/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367905
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101435
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