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Premature infants often suffer chronic lung disease. We present a child born at 28 weeks gestation, whose deterioration in respiratory function was initially attributed to chronic lung disease. When assessed by respiratory specialists the child’s symptoms were felt to be over and above that expected for his lung disease, and a subsequent cardiac review revealed the rare condition of isolated pulmonary vein stenosis. This case illustrates the difficulties in making this diagnosis.
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Seale, A.N. (2016). Breathlessness in an Ex-Prem When All Is Not What It Seems. In: Magee, A., Till, J., Seale, A. (eds) Practical Pediatric Cardiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4183-9_11
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