A case of congenital lobar emphysema with pneumonia. An anaesthetist’s challenge
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Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare pulmonary anomaly that causes respiratory distress in infancy. CLE presents significant challenges in diagnosis and management, particularly in low-resource settings. We report the case of a three-month old infant with CLE and pneumonia. After a delay in diagnosis, lobectomy was performed under general anesthesia in a tertiary care public hospital in New Delhi, India. Initially, resolution of pneumonia was sought, but continued compression atelectasis warranted emergency surgery. Ventilatory management of our patient of CLE with pneumonia was especially challenging and is discussed.
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