Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum as presenting manifestations of neonatal tracheal injury.
Neonatal tracheal injury/perforation is an uncommon complication of traumatic deliveries or endotracheal intubation. We present a case of neonatal tracheal injury following delivery at term that presented with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum before any attempt at intubation. The clinical course, treatment, and outcome are described.
Ammari
Amer N
AN
Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jen
Albert
A
Towers
Helen
H
Haddad
Joseph
J
Wung
Jen-Tien
JT
Berdon
Walter E
WE
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods