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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Unmasking of left upper lobe bronchial atresia in a case of H1N1 pneumonia
  1. Daisy Khera1,
  2. Nisha Toteja1,
  3. Ambar Bhatnagar1 and
  4. Pawan Kumar Garg2
  1. 1 Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  2. 2 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Daisy Khera, pushpinderdaisy{at}gmail.com

Abstract

We describe a case of H1N1 pneumonia with left upper lobe bronchial atresia. Although bronchial atresia as an isolated occurrence is an innocuous finding, but when it is superimposed by another major insult, it can amplify the disease effect and can have adverse implications leading to significant morbidity. This report highlights the fact that anatomical anomalies can be the cause of inordinately severe or prolonged course of acute respiratory infection in children.

  • paediatrics (drugs and medicines)
  • respiratory system
  • influenza
  • pneumonia (infectious disease)
  • paediatric intensive care

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-229820

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    • Contributors DK: made substantial contributions to the conception and drafting of the work, revising it critically for important intellectual content and finally approved the version to be published and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. NT, AB and PKG: made substantial contributions to the drafting of the work, revising it critically for important intellectual content and finally approved the version to be published and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Patient consent for publication Parental/guardian consent obtained.