Spontaneous neonatal pneumomediastinum: A Case Report

Abstract

Radiolucency in mediastinum may be caused by congenital cystic mass, pneumomediastinum or pneumopericardium. Most cases of pneumomediastinum occur in preterm newborns with surfactant deficiency receiving treatment with positive pressure ventilation. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in term neonates is rarely reported.

Keywords

• spontaneous pneumomediastinum
• superior medistinal mass
• spinnaker sail sign