[Spontaneous multiloculated pneumomediastinum in a newborn: case report].
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a term baby without assisted ventilation or known underlying pulmonary disease is uncommon. The authors present a case report of a term baby delivered by caesarean that developed mild respiratory distress after birth. The pulmonary X -ray on day 2 showed an abnormal gas lucency adjacent to the left cardiac border elevating thymic border indicative of pneumomediastinum. Our case demonstrates two unique features of neonatal pneumomediastinum - the presence of multiple internal septae and its tendency to loculate locally. The authors present this case for its rarity and the specific imagiological aspects.
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Serviço de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatais e Pediátricos, Hospital de Santo António - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099 -001 Porto. dariarezende@gmail.com
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D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis