Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon cause of respiratory distress in term infants. It could be due to many risk factors; vigorous resuscitation, pneumonia, mechanical ventilation or meconium aspiration syndrome. We present a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a term baby with no identified risk factor.
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