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Presentation of Case

An 18-day-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of a left pneumothorax and cystic changes in the left lung.

The infant was a triplet, born by cesarean section to a 36-year-old mother after a 32-week gestation. The Apgar score was 9 at one and five minutes, and the birth weight was 1535 g (40th percentile for gestational age). The patient had mild respiratory distress and required nasal continuous positive airway pressure for two days. The findings on a radiograph of the chest were compatible with mild respiratory distress syndrome. Theophylline was given for periodic apnea and bradycardia, and gavage . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Jay M. Wilson's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

Addendum

References

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