title: [Septum necrosis following CPAP treatment of preterm infant].
abstract: This case describes the complications of intensive respiratory support in a preterm infant. During two months of rigorous nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy with intermittent use of CPAP-mask and -prongs, an ulcer in the nasal mucus membrane developed into septum necrosis. Preterm infants are in high risk of needing long-term respiratory support, why it is important to bear in mind that binasal CPAP-prongs have proved to be more effective than mononasal therapy, and that CPAP-prongs and -mask have different sites of injury.
authors.affiliation: Pædiatrisk Afdeling, Afsnit Nord, Aalborg Universitetshospital, postboks 561, 9100 Aalborg N. alefja@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fjaeldstad
authors.forename: Rasa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cipliene
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramsgaard-Jensen
authors.forename: Finne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ebbesen
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008397:Masks / Q000009:adverse effects; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy