title: An unusual case of neonatal peritoneal calcifications associated with hydrometrocolpos.
abstract: Neonatal peritoneal calcifications usually suggest a diagnosis of meconium peritonitis, but in this case, a premature baby girl, peritoneal calcifications were caused by hydrometrocolpos secondary to imperforate hymen, a rare association. The patient presented with respiratory distress and ascites and demonstrated abdominal calcifications on plain film. Other radiographic work-up revealed hydrometrocolpos without evidence of gastrointestinal tract obstruction. The patient was diagnosed and treated for imperforate hymen; she was recovered fully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 150 Bergen Street, Newark NJ 07103-2406, USA. beston2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Methratta
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography