Acinar Dysplasia, Clinical and Pathological Diagnosis Dilemma in Term Infants

Introduction: Progressive respiratory distress in infants represents a diagnosis challenge for a neonatologist. Acinar dysplasia is a fatal congenital disease. This form of primary pulmonary hypoplasia should be differentiated from other causes of respiratory failure in infants such as Surfactant Protein B Deficiency or type 3 Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation Case report: A male infant was born at term to an 18 years old primigravida. Antenatal follow-up was insignificant. The parents are healthy and cousins. The infant was born vaginally with Apgar Score of 8 and 9. Birth weight was 3195 gm. few hours after birt…