Untreated pulmonary sequestration with recurrent superinfection supporting COPD development in a 42 year old male patient
Although cigarette smoking is the main risk factor for developing COPD, recurring lung infections may have a synergistic effect. Sometimes recurrent infections are caused by a congenital malformation. Especially in adults who have had recurrent pneumonia since childhood.
Authors
- Maximilian Leitner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-9753)
- Petra Ecker
- Philipp M. Lepper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3620-0912)
- Frank Langer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-0545)
- Robert Bals (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-9535)
- Wolfgang Tränkenschuh
- Jeannine L. Kühnle
- Tetiana Khrystenko
Institutions
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5826/mrm.2024.953
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00