Patient's question:
Recently, I've been feeling that our teacher hasn't been in good spirits. I asked him what the reason was. He said that his newborn child has a disease called neonatal pulmonary air leak. What is that disease?Doctor's answer:
Hello. Patients with mild pneumothorax may not have clinical symptoms. Their signs are often not obvious. Most are discovered during X-ray examinations. In severe cases, only accelerated breathing can be seen. In severe cases. Sick children become restless. Difficulty breathing and cyanosis. The typical symptom is that the affected chest is larger than the healthy side. The intercostal spaces are filled. The impact sound is hollow. Breath sounds are absent or reduced upon auscultation. When the pressure in the pleural cavity is higher than atmospheric pressure, it is called high-pressure pneumothorax. It can cause the mediastinum to shift towards the healthy side.