Late onset of spontaneous pneumothorax complicating acute bronchiolitis in a 5-month-old infant: case report and literature review

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Dec;23(12):889-91. doi: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31815c9d95.

Abstract

The literature contains only a few reported cases of spontaneous pneumothorax complicating acute bronchiolitis in infants. We present a case of a 5-month-old infant with a presentation of spontaneous pneumothorax 7 days after hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis. The characteristics of this particular manifestation are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Bronchiolitis, Viral / complications*
  • Bronchiolitis, Viral / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchiolitis, Viral / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Pneumothorax / complications*
  • Pneumothorax / therapy
  • Radiography