title: Familial neonatal pneumothorax associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn.
abstract: 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?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kugelman
authors.forename: Arieh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riskin
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinger-Abend
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bader
mesh_terms: 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