title: Shigellosis in a newborn.
abstract: We report a case of neonatal shigellosis presenting with abdominal distention and shock. The literature on neonatal shigellosis is reviewed. Neonatal shigellosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of newborns presenting with shock and abdominal symptoms along with necrotizing enterocolitis, midgut volvulus, and intussusception.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Richland Memorial, Columbia, SC 29203.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lett
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology