Abstract
We describe neonatal spontaneous pneumothorax associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn in siblings of two families. Familial spontaneous pneumothorax is extremely rare in neonates. Was our observation just an incidental finding, or is there a familial predisposition to spontaneous pneumothorax?
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
MeSH terms
-
Asthma / diagnosis
-
Asthma / etiology*
-
Disease Progression
-
Genetic Counseling
-
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
-
Humans
-
Infant, Newborn
-
Male
-
Pedigree
-
Pneumothorax / complications
-
Pneumothorax / diagnosis
-
Pneumothorax / genetics*
-
Prognosis
-
Respiration Disorders / complications
-
Respiration Disorders / diagnosis
-
Respiration Disorders / genetics*
-
Risk Assessment