Air Leak Syndromes: A Rare Case of Pneumoscrotum in a Neonate

Abstract

Air leak syndromes are a group of clinically recognizable disorders produced either by alveolar rupture or due to gastro-intestinal perforation or iatrogenic, following which air escapes into the tissue in which air is not normally present. Herein we report a newborn who developed pneumothorax following resuscitation by untrained staff. Subsequently child developed subcutaneous emphysema, pneumoperitoneum and pneumoscrotum and recovered spontaneously.




Int J Clin Pediatr. 2015;4(2-3):166-167
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/ijcp224w