Neonatal pneumatocele as a complication of nasal continuous positive airway pressure.
A preterm infant with mild respiratory insufficiency resulting from respiratory distress syndrome developed a pneumatocele after the start of nasal continuous positive airway pressure. Pneumonia was excluded by sputum and blood cultures. Treatment with high frequency oscillation ventilation resulted in complete recovery.
de Bie
H M A
HM
Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. b.debie@vumc.nl
van Toledo-Eppinga
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L
Verbeke
J I M L
JI
van Elburg
R M
RM
D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy