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A case series of unilateralprimary pulmonary hypoplasia

Arun Karthik T and Kamalarathnam C N .

Abstract


Pulmonary hypoplasia is a rare cause of respiratory

distress in the neonate. It is usually secondary to other

causes such as diaphragmatic hernia. Here we describe

three cases of primary pulmonary hypoplasia presented in

the newborn period.

 


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