Affiliations: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Note: [] Corresponding author: Saleh Al-Alaiyan, M.D., Department of
Pediatrics (MBC-58), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O.
Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 442 7761; Fax: +966 1 442
7784; E-mail: alaiyan@kfshrc.edu.sa
Abstract: We report the case of a newborn infant who developed persistent
pulmonary hypertension of the newborn and was successfully treated with a
combination of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), nasal continous positive airway
pressure (nCPAP) and seldinafil. This approach may decrease the need for
intubation and mechanical ventilation and subsequently lung injury in similar
cases.
