Irreversible Respiratory Failure in a Full-Term Infant with Features of Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis as Well as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

• Main Authors: Maresa E. C. Jiskoot-Ermers (Author), Tim A. J. Antonius (Author), Monika G. Looijen-Salamon (Author), Marc H. W. A. Wijnen (Author), Bettina F. Loza (Author), Arno F. J. van Heijst (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) is a rare interstitial lung disease in the newborns. We report on the clinical presentation and pathological findings of a full-term male infant with pulmonary hypertension requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). An open lung biopsy de...