Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: February | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 287-289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210241
Bronchiolitis Obliterans in a One Year Old Child: A Treatment Conundrum
Jayasurya Suresh1, Nidheesh Chandran R2
1Department of Paediatrics, Providence Hospital, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
2Department of General Medicine, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
Corresponding Author: Jayasurya Suresh
ABSTRACT
1 year old child presented with severe persistent pneumonia not responding to antibiotic treatment. Imaging investigations showed patchy atelectasis in right upper lobe of lung with peribronchial thickening suggestive of bronchiolitis obliterans. Addition of steroids and few modifications in the mechanical ventilation lead to miraculous improvement in lung symptoms and the child was discharged after complete recovery.
Keywords: bronchiolitis obliterans, persistent pneumonia, atelectasis.
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