PNEUMOTHORAX IN A NEWBORN WITH MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME : A Case Report
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Pneumothorax is the dissection of air into the pleural space. MAS has become 20% cause of pneumothorax. The thick, viscid meconium can result in partial airway obstruction with air-leak syndrome as the complication. We found respiratory distress
in this baby who born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF). The risk factor of this case was amniotic membrane rupture 3 days before delivery, oligohydramnion and preeclamsic mother . During the observation, the baby became
more cyanotic and respiratory distress. Chest X-Ray examination revealed avascular lucent area at right lateral hemithorax, as a sign of pneumothorax. The baby got chest tube insertion and intubated with oxygen support ventilator. The serial thorax x-ray evaluation showed improvement of lung expansion, without air leakage in right pleural. After 7 days, the chest tube was taken off.
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