AI Article Synopsis
- - A diaphragm rupture can happen either from trauma or occur spontaneously, with the latter being very rare in congenital cases.
- - The text discusses a very unusual case where a 5-month-old baby experienced a spontaneous rupture due to a congenital diaphragm issue.
- - The infant showed severe respiratory distress as a result of this rupture, highlighting the seriousness of the condition.
Article Abstract
Rupture of the diaphragm may be traumatic or spontaneous. A spontaneous rupture occurring in a congenital eventration of the diaphragm is extremely rare. Only one such case has been reported previously. We report a case of a 5-month-old male infant who presented with acute life-threatening respiratory distress secondary to spontaneous rupture of a congenital diaphragmatic eventration.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4434382 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-208634 | DOI Listing |
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