Congenital acinar dysplasia is a rare cause of death in the first few hours of life, due to an absence of alveoli.
Synopsis
slightly small lungs with increased lobular markings
pulmonary hypoplasia
deranged air spaces lined by ciliated bronchial epithelium without development of alveoli
increased amounts of intervening fibrous tissue
Associations
right aortic arch
bilateral thinned renal cortices
major renal malformations (15174801)
See also
congenital pumonary airways malformations (CPAMs)
acinar dyplasias
References
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