Tension Pneumothorax in the First Hour of Newborn Life
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Date
2013-11
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Association of Medical Dental and Allied Sciences
Abstract
Pneumothorax is an uncommon occurrence at birth. We report a case of a preterm male baby born to a primip through caesarean section. He did not cry immediately after birth, but spontaneous respirations developed after successful neonatal resuscitation. However, a few minutes after resuscitation, the infant developed respiratory distress, grunting and cyanosis. On examination, decreased air entry to the left side of the chest and shift of the trachea and apex beat to the right side were observed, and transillumination of the left side of the chest was positive. Infantogram was done to confirm the diagnosis of pneumothorax on left side of the chest.
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Pneumothorax, Preterm, Resuscitation, Transillumination, Infantogram
Citation
Bharadwaj N, Chandramouli M, Kumar Pavan, Terli Rajiv. Tension Pneumothorax in the First Hour of Newborn Life. Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences. 2013 Nov; 1(1-3): 72-74