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Chest radiographs of neonate showing features of hyaline membrane disease on day 1 of life and typical features of left upper lobe congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) on day 25 of life.
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His initial chest X-ray was consistent with hyaline membrane disease (Figure 1), and the patient was subsequently successfully weaned and extubated to nasal CPAP on day 3 of life. Chest X-ray (Figure 1) done on day 25 of life showed a well-defined area of hyperlucency in the left upper zone with mediastinal shift consistent with a diagnosis of congenital lobar emphysema.