Tension pneumatocoele complicating severe cavitating pneumonia in an infant: a case report.
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A two-week-old male neonate was admitted to a district hospital with a short history of poor feeding, rapid grunting respirations and pyrexia. Bilateral extensive consolidation was noted and the patient was transferred to a general hospital for further management. On admission, the neonate was obtunded with tachypnoea, pyrexia and extensive crepitations in the chest. Chest radiographs (Fig. 1a) showed widespread patchy
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 41 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986