All issues > Volume 16(9); 1973
- Case Report
- J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1973;16(9):700-703. Published online September 30, 1973.
- A Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax with PReumomediastinum in the Newborn Infant
- Soo Woong Lee1, Suck Hi Kim1, Kyung Su Lee1, Doo Un Eum1
- 1Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College Seoul, Korea
- Abstract
- This paper presents a case of spontaneous pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum in a one day old Korean male newborn infant. Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are rare diseases and manifested respiratory distress symptoms and unusual activities, that can be relieved temporarily with oxygen inhalation.
Literature reviews were also made briefly.
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