A rare cause of respiratory distress in a newborn: Pneumomediastinum

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GÜLCAN KERSİN S., Ozdemir H., BİLGEN H. S., MEMİŞOĞLU A., ÖZEK E.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.82-84, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/marumj.866539
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.82-84
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Newborn, Birth trawna, Pneumomediastinum, Respiratory distress, Spinnaker-sail sign, SPONTANEOUS NEONATAL PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon cause of neonatal respiratory distress and occurs in approximately 2.5 per 1000 live births. Although, the most common cause of pneumomediastinum is an underlying lung disease, it can be seen in newborns who undergo resuscitation during delivery without a predisposing factor. Initial diagnosis by chest X-ray can be difficult in some cases. The "spinnaker-sail sign" is an uncommon radiological appearance of pneumomediastinum. Careful conservative management can result with spontaneous resolution without long-term sequelae. In this case report, we present a neonate who developed pneumomediastinum.