Pulmonary interstitial emphysema complicating pneumonia in an unventilated term infant.

Lee, Hyun Seung; Im, Soo Ah

Lee, Hyun Seung; Im, Soo Ah.

Indian J Pediatr ; 2010 Sept; 77(9): 1025-1027

Article in En | IMSEAR | ID: sea-145524

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A case of pulmonary interstitial emphysema with pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum complicating pneumonia in a 6-week-old infant is reported. The patient had no history of resuscitation, bag and mask ventilation, nasal continuous positive airway pressure or mechanical ventilation.

Subject(s)

Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Blood Gas Analysis; Bronchopneumonia/complications; Bronchopneumonia/diagnostic imaging; Bronchopneumonia/therapy; Chest Tubes; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/complications; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/therapy; Mediastinal Emphysema/complications; Mediastinal Emphysema/diagnostic imaging; Mediastinal Emphysema/therapy; Pneumothorax/complications; Pneumothorax/diagnostic imaging; Pneumothorax/therapy; Pulmonary Emphysema/complications; Pulmonary Emphysema/diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Emphysema/therapy; Pulmonary Gas Exchange; Radiography, Thoracic; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory Insufficiency/diagnosis; Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology; Term Birth; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

Key words

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema; Air leak syndrome; Pneumonia

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Full text: 1 Index: IMSEAR Main subject: Pneumothorax / Pulmonary Emphysema / Respiration, Artificial / Respiratory Insufficiency / Blood Gas Analysis / Bronchopneumonia / Female / Humans / Radiography, Thoracic / Tomography, X-Ray Computed Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Indian J Pediatr Year: 2010 Type: Article

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