Familial neonatal pneumothorax associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn.
We describe neonatal spontaneous pneumothorax associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn in siblings of two families. Familial spontaneous pneumothorax is extremely rare in neonates. Was our observation just an incidental finding, or is there a familial predisposition to spontaneous pneumothorax?
Kugelman
Amir
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Department of Neonatology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Riskin
Arieh
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Weinger-Abend
Marta
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Bader
David
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D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D011379:Prognosis; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D018570:Risk Assessment