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. 2020 Mar;16(1):190319.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.0319-2019.

Clues beyond the lung: an unusual diagnosis in an infant with chronic lung disease

Rachel Walsh  1 , Dushyant Batra  1 , Abhijit Dixit  2 , Jayesh Mahendra Bhatt  3
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Clues beyond the lung: an unusual diagnosis in an infant with chronic lung disease

Rachel Walsh et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Mar.

Abstract

It is important to consider alternative diagnoses when a common respiratory condition presents with atypical features. In this patient, subtle systemic signs and an unusual clinical course hinted at an unexpected aetiology. http://bit.ly/2webytn.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: R. Walsh has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: D. Batra was given a bursary to attend the Joint European Neonatal Society Conference in Venice by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine, which was funded by the Chiesi Pharmaceutical Company. This included travel and the conference fee. Conflict of interest: A. Dixit has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J.M. Bhatt has nothing to disclose.

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Chest radiograph on day 1.
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Chest radiograph on day 14.
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Axial T2 section from MRI brain scan at 4 weeks.
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Chest radiograph at 3 months.
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a) Coronal and (b) axial sections from CT of the chest at 11 months.
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