Hemothorax in the newborn.
Twenty cases of hemothorax in newborns, including 4 of our own patients, are reviewed in detail. This unusual cause of acute respiratory distress within the neonatal period was observed in 14 males and 6 females. Most of the patients were fullterm newborns. As causal factors hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (vitamin K deficiency), disseminated intravascular coagulation, arteriovenous malformations and pleural/vascular rupture are considered. The time of occurrence of bleeding symptoms ranged from 1 to 28 days of life. Sixteen out of 20 patients survived without sequelae, but in 4 cases the outcome was lethal.
D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology; D006475:Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding / Q000150:complications