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May 1988, Vol 142, No. 5 >
Article | May 1988

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Hedrick J. Rivero, MD; Lionel W. Young, MD
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Accepted for publication Jan 18, 1988.

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Am J Dis Child. 1988;142(5):547-548. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1988.02150050085039.
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A 2½-year-old boy was referred to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with a history of wheezing, mild fever for two weeks, and abnormal chest roentgenographic findings. He had been in relatively good health, but from age 4 months he had had several episodes of wheezing that improved and resolved with bronchodilator therapy. On admission, the boy was febrile, tachypneic, and wheezing loudly. The right side of his thorax was bulging, and decreased breath sounds were present over his right lung. He had a leukocyte count of 16× 109/L (16000/mm3), a hemoglobin value of 111 g/L (11.1 g/dL), and a hematocrit value of 0.34 (34%). His serum electrolyte levels and urinalysis findings were normal. Anteroposterior and lateral roentgenograms of the thorax were obtained (Figs 1 and 2). A drainage tube was inserted in the right side of the thorax from which 920 mL of purulent material was

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Vaughan VC III, McKay RJ, Behrman RE (eds): Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics , ed 11. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1979;, p 1192.
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Caffey J: Pediatric X-ray Diagnosis , ed 7. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1978;, vol 1, pp 505-506.
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Ramenofsky ML, Leape LL, McCauley RGK:  Bronchogenic cyst . J Pediatr Surg 1979;;14:219-224.
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Rogers LF, Osmer JC:  Bronchogenic cyst: A review of 46 cases . AJR 1964;;91:273-283.
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Brown RK, Robbins LL:  The diagnosis and treatment of bronchogenic cysts of the mediastinum and lung . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1944;;13:84-105.
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Bergstrom JF, Yost RV Ford KT, et al:  Unusual roentgen manifestations of bronchogenic cysts . Radiology 1973;;107:49-54.

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Vaughan VC III, McKay RJ, Behrman RE (eds): Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics , ed 11. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1979;, p 1192.
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Caffey J: Pediatric X-ray Diagnosis , ed 7. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1978;, vol 1, pp 505-506.
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Ramenofsky ML, Leape LL, McCauley RGK:  Bronchogenic cyst . J Pediatr Surg 1979;;14:219-224.
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Rogers LF, Osmer JC:  Bronchogenic cyst: A review of 46 cases . AJR 1964;;91:273-283.
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Brown RK, Robbins LL:  The diagnosis and treatment of bronchogenic cysts of the mediastinum and lung . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1944;;13:84-105.
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Bergstrom JF, Yost RV Ford KT, et al:  Unusual roentgen manifestations of bronchogenic cysts . Radiology 1973;;107:49-54.

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