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A Case of Neonatal Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum.

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1987;30(4):427-430.
Published online April 30, 1987.
A Case of Neonatal Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum.
Kee Hwan Yoo, Ho Chan Na, Min Shik Kim, Hyun Kum Lee
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
신생아 자발성 종격동 기흉 1 례
유기환, 나호찬, 김민식, 유기환•나호찬•김민식•이현금一
고려대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
Abstract
Neonatal spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare phenomenon which is observed in case of respiratory distressed, meconium stained and meconium aspirated neonate. In certain state, air can leak from the ruptured alveoli into the pulmonary interstitium and movement of this air along the vascular structures may result in pneumomediastinum. We experienced a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum, in a 3 day-old male infant (43+5 wks gestational age) who was delivered in meconium stained state. The review of the literature was made briefly.
Key Words: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum.


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