TY - JOUR
T1 - Neonatal opaque right lung
T2 - Delayed fluid resorption
AU - Swischuk, L. E.
AU - Hayden, C. K.
AU - Richardson, C. J.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - Eight newborn infants with opaque right lungs were examined. Clinically, the main problem associated with the opaque right lung is mild respiratory distress, and radiographically, the findings consist of (a) a totally opaque right lung, (b) a semiopaque right lung, or (c) an opaque right upper lobe only. These findings are usually interpreted as representing pneumonia, empyema, or hydrochylothorax, but the fact that they clear within 24 to 48 hours indicates that none of these diseases is the cause. It is thought that neonatal opaque right lung results from the transient retention of normal fetal fluid in the right lung.
AB - Eight newborn infants with opaque right lungs were examined. Clinically, the main problem associated with the opaque right lung is mild respiratory distress, and radiographically, the findings consist of (a) a totally opaque right lung, (b) a semiopaque right lung, or (c) an opaque right upper lobe only. These findings are usually interpreted as representing pneumonia, empyema, or hydrochylothorax, but the fact that they clear within 24 to 48 hours indicates that none of these diseases is the cause. It is thought that neonatal opaque right lung results from the transient retention of normal fetal fluid in the right lung.
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U2 - 10.1148/radiology.141.3.7302221
DO - 10.1148/radiology.141.3.7302221
M3 - Article
C2 - 7302221
AN - SCOPUS:0019834467
SN - 0033-8419
VL - 141
SP - 671
EP - 673
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
IS - 3
ER -