“…This was found to be a lymphangioma which was successfully resected. 11 Muraskas et al had an infant with a mediastinal cystic hygroma noted at 22 weeks gestation. An in utero decompression was performed at 24 weeks due to hydrops with cardiac compromise and mediastinal shift.…”
Wheezing infants are frequently encountered in the emergency department. Bronchiolitis is the most commonly seen cause. Radiographs are not recommended in the routine management of bronchiolitis. We present the case of a young wheezing infant with a mildly abnormal chest x-ray whose cystic hygroma caused life-threatening respiratory distress soon after he was admitted to the hospital.
“…This was found to be a lymphangioma which was successfully resected. 11 Muraskas et al had an infant with a mediastinal cystic hygroma noted at 22 weeks gestation. An in utero decompression was performed at 24 weeks due to hydrops with cardiac compromise and mediastinal shift.…”
Wheezing infants are frequently encountered in the emergency department. Bronchiolitis is the most commonly seen cause. Radiographs are not recommended in the routine management of bronchiolitis. We present the case of a young wheezing infant with a mildly abnormal chest x-ray whose cystic hygroma caused life-threatening respiratory distress soon after he was admitted to the hospital.
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