Adrenal hemorrhage in the newborn.
Massive adrenal hemorrhage of the newborn is a rare phenomenon. The pathogenesis is still unclear; massive hemorrhage has been observed in newborns after difficult and prolonged deliveries or placental bleeding, and in small prematures with intrapartum anoxia. The authors report a newborn operated on the fifth day of life after its general condition had deteriorated progressively. A retroperitoneal hematoma had formed subsequent to rupture of one suprarenal gland. After surgical removal of the hematoma, the child recovered fully.
D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture