Persisting Cough as the Single Presenting Symptom of an Intrathoracic Tumor in a Nine-Month-Old Child with Adenovirus Airway Infection
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- We report on a nine-month-old girl who presented with persisting cough, and diminished ventilation of the left hemithorax. Viral pneumonia was suspected after Adenovirus detection by PCR, but chest X-rays showed a persistent shadowing of the left hemithorax and persistent coughing despite clinical improvement. Because of the discrepancy between clinical and radiological signs further investigations by ultrasound and CT scan were performed, which visualized an intrathroracic tumor. Histopathology confirmed diagnosis of a teratoma. This caseWe report on a nine-month-old girl who presented with persisting cough, and diminished ventilation of the left hemithorax. Viral pneumonia was suspected after Adenovirus detection by PCR, but chest X-rays showed a persistent shadowing of the left hemithorax and persistent coughing despite clinical improvement. Because of the discrepancy between clinical and radiological signs further investigations by ultrasound and CT scan were performed, which visualized an intrathroracic tumor. Histopathology confirmed diagnosis of a teratoma. This case highlights the need for careful evaluation by the treating physicians. If the chest X-ray provides a discrepancy to the clinical findings or persistent pathologies exist, differential diagnosis should be discussed and further diagnostics be performed.…
Author: | V. Wiegering, P. G. Schlegel, B. Winkler, M. Lazarus, C. Wirth, K. Ernestus, T. Walles, J. Liese |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-125536 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Kinderklinik und Poliklinik |
Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie (ab 2004) | |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Case Reports and Studies |
Year of Completion: | 2015 |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pagenumber: | 204 |
Source: | Journal of Medical Case Reports and Studies 3(2): 204. doi: 10.15744/2348-9820.2.504 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.15744/2348-9820.2.504 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | children; tumor |
Release Date: | 2016/01/28 |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2015 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |