title: Newborn respiratory distress: airway abnormalities.
abstract: Respiratory distress is a common symptom in the newborn. Surfactant deficiency in the preterm infant and meconium aspiration and transient tachypnea in the term newborn are among the most common causes of respiratory distress, but primary airway abnormalities can also present with respiratory distress in the newborn. Delay in diagnosis of airway abnormality can be life threatening. Radiologists are among the first to be consulted in the evaluation of a neonate with respiratory distress, and knowledge of the spectrum of airway anomalies is essential for making the correct diagnosis. This article describes airway abnormalities that can present as respiratory distress in a neonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Arkansas Children׳s Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: shilpavhegde@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shilpa V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Arkansas Children׳s Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed