Neonatal pneumatocele as a complication of nasal continuous positive airway pressure
- 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
- Accepted 22 January 2002
Abstract
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.
