Abstract
Hemothorax that produces acute respiratory distress in a newborn occurs rarely; only ten cases have been reported.1-9 We report another case (associated with hypoprothrombinemia and anemia) in a full-term infant. Thoracentesis successfully relieved the respiratory distress, and transfusion and parenteral vitamin K therapy reversed the bleeding diathesis. CASE REPORT A girl, weighing 3,070 gm, was born to a 30-year-old woman, after spontaneous labor and uncomplicated delivery. The Apgar score was 7 at one and five minutes. The infant was brought to the nursery at 10 minutes of age, where she was found to be a cyanotic black girl with grunting respirations and intercostal retractions.
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