What are the 3 most common causes for neonatal pneumothorax?
Spontaneous pneumothorax, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) with pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE), and meconium aspiration.
What is the most common cause of neonatal pneumothorax in preterms, full-term, and post-term babies?
Preterm: RDS with PIE. Full-term: spontaneous. Post-term: meconium aspiration.
Streaky lucency along the right heart border at the medial right lung base, band-like lucency along the left heart border, and lucencies at the peripheral lung bases are concerning for bilateral, left greater than right, pneumothoraces on this supine examination (marked by arrows on key image).
The cardiothymic silhouette is mildly prominent with mild pulmonary vascular congestion and mild-to-moderate interstitial edema, most likely due to transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN).
No acute osseous findings. The upper abdomen appears normal.