Late onset of spontaneous pneumothorax complicating acute bronchiolitis in a 5-month-old infant: case report and literature review.
The literature contains only a few reported cases of spontaneous pneumothorax complicating acute bronchiolitis in infants. We present a case of a 5-month-old infant with a presentation of spontaneous pneumothorax 7 days after hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis. The characteristics of this particular manifestation are discussed.
Kambouri
Katerina
K
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Gardikis
Stefanos
S
Tsalkidis
Aggelos
A
Cassimos
Dimitrios
D
Deftereos
Savas
S
Chatzimichael
Athanasios
A
D000208:Acute Disease; D001990:Bronchiolitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography