Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

A case of bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in a term neonate: A rare entity

Bijaylaxmi Behera, Saranjit Kaur

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Respiratory distress in newborn can be due to various causes and pneumothorax is a recognized cause for the same in immediate newborn period. It usually occur secondary to various underlying lung diseases but rarely may occur spontaneously. We share our experience of a neonate with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax, who presented with severe respiratory distress and recovered with bilateral intercostal drainage tube(ICD).

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A CASE OF BILATERAL SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN A TERM NEONATE: A RARE ENTITY, Bijaylaxmi Behera, Saranjit Kaur INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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