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Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS)
Is a rare congenital malformation of the lower respiratory tract. It consists of a nonfunctioning mass of normal lung tissue that lacks normal communication with the tracheobronchial tree, and that receives its arterial blood supply from the systemic circulation.
Symptoms:
- Bronchial distress
- Childhood pneumonia
- A persistent dry cough
Preliminary plan:
- General practitioner appointment
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Haptoglobin
- Seromucoid
- Fibrinogen
- Sialic acid
- Chest X-ray
- Peakflowmetry, spirometry
- ECG
- Bronchoscopy
Doctors
Pediatrician
