title: [Cephalhematoma infection in neonatal septicemia].
abstract: Most cephalhematomas resorb spontaneously; intervention by means of needle aspiration may introduce infection. In our case, a neonatal septicemia was associated with a large parietal cephalhematoma. The newborn was discharged after treatment of sepsis. Three days later, the diagnosis of infected cephalhematoma was apparent, associated with meningitis and septicemia. The authors discuss the physiopathology of the infection, antimicrobial therapy and careful aspiration when a serious infection is associated with cephalhematoma.
authors.affiliation: Unité de réanimation pédiatrique médicochirurgicale, CHR, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meignier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renaud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Roze
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rigal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouzard
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
vernacular_title: Infection d'un céphalhématome au décours d'une septicémie néo-natale.