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Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed a mixed inflammatory pattern, without signs of alveolar proteinosis and tested negative for cytomegalovirus, <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Legionella pneumophila</span>, <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Pneumocystis jirovecii</span> and fungus.</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Considering these clinical and imaging findings, negative culture results and absence of response to antibiotics, the most likely scenario was that of an interstitial lung disease, namely a surfactant protein disorder. Blood was sent for genetic tests and specific treatment was empirically started: prednisolone, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">An improvement in the lung volumes on day 41 propelled a therapeutic trial with lung surfactant. During the following 12<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h lung volumes increased to around 6<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ml/kg and the interstitial opacity on CXR decreased. Unfortunately the effect did not last more than 12<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h. The experience was repeated 24<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h later with similar results.</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">On day 56 the genetic test results came through: DNA sequencing demonstrated a homozygous mutation in ABCA3 gene: c.3997_3998del (p.Arg1333Glyfs*24).Empiric treatment was discontinued and, on day 61, following a comprehensive discussion with the parents, intensive care was withdrawn.</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After death lung and skin biopsies were performed, with written consent from the parents. The lung biopsy revealed chronic pneumonitis of the infant (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>).</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Mutations of ABCA3 gene are a rare differential diagnosis of RDS in newborn, initially thought to cause fatal lung disease in term neonates, but now recognized as a cause of chronic interstitial lung disease in pediatric patients.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2,3</span></a> More than 150 distinct mutations have been identified, so the high frequency of ABCA3 mutations among term and late preterm RDS infants of European descent (estimated frequency at &#8764;1 in 3100) suggest that these mutations account for a portion of disease heritability,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> especially in homozygous mutations.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,6</span></a> In this case consanguinity was denied, but the parents were Romanian gypsies from the same region, which increases the likelihood of family connections.</p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There are no randomized controlled trials for the treatment of rare interstitial lung disease in newborns. Exogenous surfactant has been tried in some cases<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2,5</span></a> and provided a transient improvement in lung function, as with our patient, but it is not a viable long-term treatment option; moreover, surfactant replacement therapy does not correct the intracellular defects present in these disorders.</p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The use of systemic corticosteroids, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin has been reported to be useful in isolated cases<span class="elsevierStyleSup">7,8</span> but in our patient neither the modulation of inflammatory response by this triple therapy nor any other therapeutic drug strategy had a positive long term effect on the clinical course. At present the only available curative treatment is lung transplantation, but it is rarely feasible due to scarcity of available compatible donors and limited post-transplant life span (51% 5-year survival).<span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In this case, like in others<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,7</span></a> where a term newborn starts with symptoms of SDR and ends up with respiratory failure, supportive therapy is needed, including ECMO, which was started in the belief that the process could be reversible. Despite the physicians&#8217; best efforts to use ECMO only in cases with a reasonable chance of recovery, circumstances may change over time. Reaching a diagnosis that is incompatible with life alters the prognosis and makes these goals unattainable. ECMO support may result in an ethical dilemma: keeping patients alive with sophisticated technology resources when there is no chance of survival, even when the infant has an apparently normal neurological development, as in our case.</p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">With the increasing use of ECMO in neonatal respiratory distress, an early suspicion of such diagnosis might help limit the duration of futile therapies.</p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Conflict of interest</span><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have no conflict of interest.</p></span></span>"
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Letter to the Editor
Neonatal respiratory failure due to ABCA3 deficiency
R.L. Vidal
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, M. Rafael, L. Boto, J. Rios, C. Camilo, F. Abecasis, M. Vieira
Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal
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On day 5 he had severe pulmonary hypertension and refractory respiratory failure and our extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) referral center <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">retrieved him on veno-arterial ECMO.</span></p><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After 2 weeks of ECMO and persistent interstitial opacity on the CXR (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>), the infectious etiology was questioned and further investigation was undertaken. Computed tomography revealed diffuse reticular-nodular infiltrates and ground glass opacity in the lungs. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed a mixed inflammatory pattern, without signs of alveolar proteinosis and tested negative for cytomegalovirus, <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Legionella pneumophila</span>, <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Pneumocystis jirovecii</span> and fungus.</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Considering these clinical and imaging findings, negative culture results and absence of response to antibiotics, the most likely scenario was that of an interstitial lung disease, namely a surfactant protein disorder. Blood was sent for genetic tests and specific treatment was empirically started: prednisolone, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">An improvement in the lung volumes on day 41 propelled a therapeutic trial with lung surfactant. During the following 12<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h lung volumes increased to around 6<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ml/kg and the interstitial opacity on CXR decreased. Unfortunately the effect did not last more than 12<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h. The experience was repeated 24<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h later with similar results.</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">On day 56 the genetic test results came through: DNA sequencing demonstrated a homozygous mutation in ABCA3 gene: c.3997_3998del (p.Arg1333Glyfs*24).Empiric treatment was discontinued and, on day 61, following a comprehensive discussion with the parents, intensive care was withdrawn.</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After death lung and skin biopsies were performed, with written consent from the parents. The lung biopsy revealed chronic pneumonitis of the infant (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>).</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Mutations of ABCA3 gene are a rare differential diagnosis of RDS in newborn, initially thought to cause fatal lung disease in term neonates, but now recognized as a cause of chronic interstitial lung disease in pediatric patients.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2,3</span></a> More than 150 distinct mutations have been identified, so the high frequency of ABCA3 mutations among term and late preterm RDS infants of European descent (estimated frequency at &#8764;1 in 3100) suggest that these mutations account for a portion of disease heritability,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> especially in homozygous mutations.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,6</span></a> In this case consanguinity was denied, but the parents were Romanian gypsies from the same region, which increases the likelihood of family connections.</p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There are no randomized controlled trials for the treatment of rare interstitial lung disease in newborns. Exogenous surfactant has been tried in some cases<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2,5</span></a> and provided a transient improvement in lung function, as with our patient, but it is not a viable long-term treatment option; moreover, surfactant replacement therapy does not correct the intracellular defects present in these disorders.</p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The use of systemic corticosteroids, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin has been reported to be useful in isolated cases<span class="elsevierStyleSup">7,8</span> but in our patient neither the modulation of inflammatory response by this triple therapy nor any other therapeutic drug strategy had a positive long term effect on the clinical course. At present the only available curative treatment is lung transplantation, but it is rarely feasible due to scarcity of available compatible donors and limited post-transplant life span (51% 5-year survival).<span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In this case, like in others<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,7</span></a> where a term newborn starts with symptoms of SDR and ends up with respiratory failure, supportive therapy is needed, including ECMO, which was started in the belief that the process could be reversible. Despite the physicians&#8217; best efforts to use ECMO only in cases with a reasonable chance of recovery, circumstances may change over time. Reaching a diagnosis that is incompatible with life alters the prognosis and makes these goals unattainable. ECMO support may result in an ethical dilemma: keeping patients alive with sophisticated technology resources when there is no chance of survival, even when the infant has an apparently normal neurological development, as in our case.</p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">With the increasing use of ECMO in neonatal respiratory distress, an early suspicion of such diagnosis might help limit the duration of futile therapies.</p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Conflict of interest</span><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have no conflict of interest.</p></span></span>"
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