Radiographically occult congenital lobar emphysema presenting as unexplained neonatal tachypnea

Abstract

AbstractCongenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is usually diagnosed in the newborn period in an infant with respiratory difficulties and classic X‐ray film findings. We describe a neonate with tachypnea of unclear etiology who was diagnosed with CLE by chest computed tomography scan, despite a plain chest radiograph that did not suggest the diagnosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2001; 32:246–249. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.