Familial spontaneous pneumothorax in neonates

Soraisham Amuchou Singh; Harish Amin

doi:10.1007/BF02731747

Familial spontaneous pneumothorax in neonates

Indian J Pediatr. 2005 May;72(5):445-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02731747.

Authors

Soraisham Amuchou Singh¹, Harish Amin

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 15973032
DOI: 10.1007/BF02731747

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a recognised cause of respiratory distress in the neonatal period. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurring during the neonatal period in siblings within a family is rare. We report a case of spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in two siblings in the neonatal period.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pneumothorax / complications
Pneumothorax / diagnosis
Pneumothorax / genetics*
Pneumothorax / therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy
Treatment Outcome