Congenital lung or lobar atelectasis

Definition

Collapsed lobe or lobes of the lung that is present at birth and is due to narrowing of the airway, kinking of the airway, compression from a mass in the airway or other congenital abnormality.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Respiratory disorders specific to the perinatal or neonatal period

• KB20Intrauterine hypoxia
• KB21Birth asphyxia
• KB22Metabolic acidaemia in newborn
• KB23Respiratory distress of newborn
• KB24Congenital pneumonia
• KB25Neonatal tracheitis
• KB26Neonatal aspiration syndromes
• KB27Pulmonary air leak or related conditions originating in the perinatal period