Pediatr. praxi. 2015;16(5):344-346

An unusual case of respiratory failure in infancy - diaphragmatic hernia

MUDr.Jan Papež¹, MUDr.Petr Jabandžiev¹, MUDr.Tamara Pavlíková², MUDr.Ivana Červinková², MUDr.Milan Horák³

¹ Pediatrická klinika LF MU a FN Brno

² Klinika dětské radiologie LF MU a FN Brno

³ Klinika dětské chirurgie, ortopedie a traumatologie LF MU a FN Brno

The authors present a case report about a three-month-old infant who was taken to hospital due to unrest, immitigable cry, and anorexia.

The physical examination proved a shift of cardiac sounds to the right side and absence of breathing sounds on the left side. Subsequent

chest X-rays confirmed the diagnosis congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). CDH is an uncommon congenital anomaly of the diaphragm

accompanied with various degrees of pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns. The diaphragmatic

hernia can, however, manifest itself for the first time even in later ages and the diagnosis is then delayed.

Keywords: congenital diaphragmatic hernia, respiratory failure, diagnosis

Published: December 1, 2015  Show citation