Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia with Misalignment of the Pulmonary Veins (ACDMPV) is a rare disorder, with only approximately 200 cases reported to date. The most common presentation of ACDMPV is hypoxic… Click to show full abstract
Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia with Misalignment of the Pulmonary Veins (ACDMPV) is a rare disorder, with only approximately 200 cases reported to date. The most common presentation of ACDMPV is hypoxic respiratory failure, a condition commonly encountered in preterm neonates. However, the clinical course of the hypoxic respiratory failure and unremitting pulmonary hypertension contrasts dramatically from the usual course of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate (PPHN) in late preterm infants. A 35 4/7 week male infant was born via spontaneous vaginal delivery after routine resuscitation with APGARS of 8 and …
               
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