Neonatal pneumothorax, a rare complication of pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis.
An unusual case of neonatal pneumothorax in a full-term female infant is reported. The collapse was caused by congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis and rapidly led to death; the lesion was discovered at autopsy. Multiple cardiac malformations were also associated. The literature and pathogenesis are reviewed and discussed.
D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology