PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sameer Y. Al-Abdi
AU  - Nalini Singhal
TI  - Pulmonary interstitial emphysema and continuous positive airway pressure in a premature infant
DP  - 2005 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1627--1629
VI  - 26
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/10/1627.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/10/1627.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Oct 01; 26
AB  - Pulmonary interstitial emphysema PIE is a recognized sequel of high pressure mechanical ventilation. Nevertheless, with the improvement in perinatal medical care, PIE started to be seen in spontaneously breathing infants. We present a 29-week-old girl who developed PIE on the first day of life, while she was on nasal continuous positive airway pressure, and was successfully managed with high frequency oscillatory ventilation. There is a paucity of these cases in the literature. We report on the occurrence of this entity, early reorganization, and the possible associated or causation factors.