Appendicitis in a baby born to a woman with preeclampsia
Neonatal appendicitis is a rare and difficult to diagnose condition but with a high mortality. Co-morbidities as necrotizing enterocolitis or Hirschsprung disease are commonly associated, but other conditions as fetal hypoxia or prematurity are considered also as risk factors. Here is reported a cas...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619302829 |
| Summary: | Neonatal appendicitis is a rare and difficult to diagnose condition but with a high mortality. Co-morbidities as necrotizing enterocolitis or Hirschsprung disease are commonly associated, but other conditions as fetal hypoxia or prematurity are considered also as risk factors. Here is reported a case of neonatal appendicitis in a baby from a woman with preeclampsia, suggesting it might also be another prenatal condition to be taken in consideration during the differential diagnosis. : Neonatal appendicitis is a rare condition and this report presents a baby born to teenager women with preeclampsia. |
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| ISSN: | 2213-5766 |