Primary spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in a neonate.
Pneumothorax, though rare, is a recognized cause of respiratory distress in the immediate newborn period. It may occur spontaneously or secondary to various underlying lung diseases. Here we share our experience of a neonate with spontaneous pneumothorax with mild to moderate respiratory distress, who recovered completely with conservative management with an oxygen-enriched atmosphere and no surgical intervention.
Department of Pediatrics, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India.
Kamaldeep
K
Arora
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),New Delhi-110029, India.
Shasanka Shekhar
SS
Panda
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar-751019, India.
Rashmi Ranjan
RR
Das
Department of Neonatology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore- 560017, India.
Pankaj Kumar
PK
Mohanty
Department of Community Medicine, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India.
Meely
M
Panda
Intercostal drain; Newborn; Oxygen supplementation; Spontaneous pneumothorax