Τίτλος:
Diaphragmatic paralysis in the newborn
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Three cases of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis caused by injury to the phrenic nerve are presented. The first showed only minor respiratory difficulty and the diagnosis was not made until 3 months. The second presented the classical clinical picture of this condition. In the third, cyanosis led to an erroneous diagnosis of congenital heart disease. Phrenic nerve palsy should be considered in any newborn with respiratory distress, particularly if occurring after a difficult delivery, a breech presentation, and/or forceps extraction. In such cases fluoroscopy of the chest is mandatory.
Συγγραφείς:
Anagnostakis, D.
Economou-Mavrou, C.
Moschos, A.
Vlachos, P.
Liakakos, D.
Περιοδικό:
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Εκδότης:
BMJ Publishing Group
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
breathing; breech presentation; cyanosis; diagnosis; diaphragm; diaphragm paralysis; forceps delivery; hyaline membrane disease; major clinical study; nerve injury; newborn; paralysis; phrenic nerve; radiology; surgery, Birth Injuries; Cyanosis; Diaphragm; Female; Fluoroscopy; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Male; Paralysis; Phrenic Nerve
DOI:
10.1136/adc.48.12.977
