© 2002 Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition
CASE REPORT
Neonatal pneumatocele as a complication of nasal continuous positive airway pressure
Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Correspondence to:
Dr de Bie, Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
b.debie{at}vumc.nl
A preterm infant with mild respiratory insufficiency resulting from respiratory distress syndrome developed a pneumatocele after the start of nasal continuous positive airway pressure. Pneumonia was excluded by sputum and blood cultures. Treatment with high frequency oscillation ventilation resulted in complete recovery.
Keywords: ventilation; nasal continuous positive airway pressure; pneumatocele; lung
Abbreviations: CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; HFOV, high frequency oscillation ventilation
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