All issues > Volume 28(9); 1985

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(9):852-860. Published online September 30, 1985.

A Clinical Study of Wet Lung Disease.

Soon Wook Lim¹, Jae Seung Yang¹, Chul Lee¹, Dong Gwan Han¹, Chin Suck Suh²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University
²Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University

Abstract

The authors studied 36 cases of wet lung disease who were born and admitted to pediatric department of Severance hospital from January 1981 to June 1984. following results were obtained: 1)The incidence of wet lung disease was 0.5% and the predisposing factors were male sex(78%), full term(75%), C-section(58%) and multipara(72%). 2)Number of cases whose Apgar score were above 7 werp 28(78%). at 1 minute, 33(92%) at 5 minute. 3)Respiratory distress symptoms occurred within 4 hours after birth in 29 cases (80%), and tachypnea(100%), chest retraction(67%), moaning. sound(58%) and cyanosis(47%) were major clinical findings. 4) Chest X-ray revealed. parahilar radiating congestion (100%), hyperaeration (80%), airbronchogram (53%), minor pleural effusion (42%) and cardiomegaly (25%). 5)Tachypnea was continued unjil average 2.8 days, and oxygen was supplied until average 3.2 days via oxygen hood or into the incubator. 6)All cases recovered without complications except 1 case who was dead (mortality; 2.8%) due to DIG and acute renal failure.

Keywords :Wet lung disease; Transient