Ruptured ovarian cyst as a cause of ascites in a newborn infant.
Symptomatic ovarian cysts in newborn are rare. In a recent series of cases of congenital ascites ( Griscom et al 1977) only one case out of 27 was caused by an ovarian cyst. We describe a case in which congenital ascites was caused by a ruptured corpus luteum ovarian cyst.
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous