Delayed onset of left-sided diaphragmatic hernia in a newborn.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia usually causes severe respiratory distress presenting in the first hours of life. There is, however, a group of patients who may be asymptomatic during the perinatal period, but manifest the abnormality after days, weeks and even years. We report a delayed onset of left-sided diaphragmatic hernia in a three weeks old newborn with a favourable prognosis.
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Department of Paediatrics, St. Vincenz Krankenhaus, Padeborn, FRG.
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D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors