Adrenal abscess: complication of supportive therapy of adrenal hemorrhage in the newborn.
A case of adrenal hemorrhage treated supportively resulted in an adrenal abscess. Onset of fever after a nonoperative approach should lead to consideration of surgical exploration for an adrenal abscess.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male