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Familial neonatal pneumothorax associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn
Author(s) -
Kugelman Amir,
Riskin Arieh,
WeingerAbend Marta,
Bader David
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.10283
Subject(s) - medicine , tachypnea , pneumothorax , pediatrics , anesthesia , surgery , tachycardia
We describe neonatal spontaneous pneumothorax associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn in siblings of two families. Familial spontaneous pneumothorax is extremely rare in neonates. Was our observation just an incidental finding, or is there a familial predisposition to spontaneous pneumothorax? Pediatr Pulmonol. 2003; 36:69–72. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.