J Korean Pediatr Soc.
1982 Apr;25(4):393-398.
A Case of Polycystic Kidney Associated with Pulmonary Hypoplasin in a Newborn Neonate
- Affiliations
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- 1Dpartment of Pediatrics, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea.
- 2Dpartment of Pethology, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Polycstic kidney was rare problem of pediatric disease category. We have experienced one case of polycstic kidney(Potter type I) with pulmonary hypoplasia who born after 35 weeks of gestation to a 34 year-old mother. The clinical course of this infant was characterized by respiratory difficulty with apnea, cyanosis and marked abdominal distension. Chest X-Ray film showed no airation in the both lung fields. He died from respiratory failure due to pulmonary hypoplasia, 3 hrs after birth. We tried discussion about polycstic kidney with literature review.
