Negative pressure pulmonary edema and hemorrhage after near fatal suffocation in an infant: a case report
NPPE associated with pulmonary hemorrhage is a dramatic condition but usually has a quick recovery with just supportive therapy. The aim of our report is to increase the awareness and emphasizes the importance of including this entity in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary hemorrhage in children with a suspicious anamnestic history of upper airway obstruction.
Authors
- Silvia Carraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-1225)
- Valentina Ferraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-8519)
- Silvia Bertolo
- Stefania Zanconato
- Valentina Tonazzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-7531)
- Stefano Martelossi
- Chiara Po’
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Ca' Foncello Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-02015-6
- Primary Topic
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Padova