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M. MURRAY PESHKIN, M.D.; A. H. FINEMAN, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1931;42(3):590-601.

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Acute massive atelectasis of the lung was accurately described in 1890 by Pasteur.¹ The studies of Bradford² in connection with war wounds were largely responsible for the renewal of interest in this subject. Numerous and important contributions have appeared in the literature in the last five years.

Acute massive atelectasis of the lung usually occurs after abdominal operations or thoracic traumas. The nonsurgical and nontraumatic occurrence of acute massive atelectasis of the lung as a complication has been described in such diseases and conditions as diphtheria,¹ acute meningitis,³ poliomyelitis,⁴ pneumonia,⁵ acute⁶ and chronic⁷ suppurations of the lung, carcinoma,⁸ pulmonary tuberculosis,⁹ aneurysm of the aorta,¹⁰ intrabronchial tumor,¹¹ foreign body in the bronchus¹² and hyperplasia of the thymus.¹³

ETIOLOGY

The etiology of acute massive atelectasis of the lung is obscure. Some evidence is available as to the pathogenesis. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Children's Asthma Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Bela Schick, Director of the Department of Pediatrics.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Jan. 12, 1931.

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