HIGH-RESOLUTION CT FINDINGS IN WILSON-MIKITY-SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT

Wilson-Mikity syndrome (WMS), an uncommon cause of respiratory distres s presenting after birth, is radiologically characterised by varying d egrees of interstitial thickening and bilateral cyst-like foci of hype rinflation. Aetiology and pathogenesis are still unknown. There are fe w reports of WMS in the paediatric literature and none describing the features and value of high-resolution CT. The purpose of this report i s to describe the radiographic findings and high-resolution CT appeara nce of WMS and to correlate them with the histopathological findings.