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Neonatal aspiration syndrome due to vernix caseosa

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Fetal aspiration of meconium in amniotic fluid is a well-known cause of respiratory distress in newborn infants. It causes an irregular, coarse, nodular pattern on chest radiographs. Less known is that aspiration of vernix caseosa causes a similar syndrome. We present a post-mature infant in whom aspiration of vernix caseosa caused respiratory distress, ventilatory difficulty, and radiographic changes essentially the same as in aspiration of meconium.

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  1. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    A. Ohlsson & H. Najjar

  2. Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    W. A. Cumming

  3. Regional Perinatal Unit, Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville Street, M5S 1B2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    A. Ohlsson

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Ohlsson, A., Cumming, W.A. & Najjar, H. Neonatal aspiration syndrome due to vernix caseosa. Pediatr Radiol 15, 193–195 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388611

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