Povidone-iodine for persistent air leak in an extremely low birth weight infant.

Abstract: Chemical pleurodesis with povidone-iodine has been used to treat congenital idiopathic chylothorax in neonates. We report successful use of povidone-iodine in an extremely premature infant to treat a pneumothorax that had persisted for more than one week despite high-frequency ventilation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]