Diffuse pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a late preterm neonate without mechanical ventilation

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is most commonly seen in the setting of preterm, low birth weight neonates with lung disease. It exists on a spectrum with pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax and is often a transient phenomenon. This condition has been rarely reported in neonates while only on...

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Published inCase reports in perinatal medicine Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1129 - 1133
Main Authors Li, Shuo, Still, Gordon G., Abdelbaki, Ahmed, Hegde, Rahul, Schwartz, Dana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin De Gruyter 01.01.2018
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subjects
Airway management
Birth weight
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case reports
Catheters
Chest tubes
Childbirth & labor
Conflicts of interest
Congenital diseases
Continuous positive airway pressure
Emphysema
Hospitals
Hypothyroidism
Lung diseases
Mechanical ventilation
Medical screening
Neonatal care
neonatology
Newborn babies
Nuclear medicine
Oxygen saturation
PIE
Pneumothorax
Premature birth
radiology
Respiratory distress syndrome
Thyroid gland
Ventilators
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Summary:Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is most commonly seen in the setting of preterm, low birth weight neonates with lung disease. It exists on a spectrum with pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax and is often a transient phenomenon. This condition has been rarely reported in neonates while only on nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) without mechanical ventilation, but only as a localized presentation. We present a case of a late preterm neonate with diffuse PIE complicated by bilateral pneumothoraces, requiring chest tubes, with congenital thyroid aplasia as well.
ISSN:2192-8959
2192-8932
2192-8959
DOI:10.1515/crpm-2017-0066