Perforated acute appendicitis in a term neonate.
Acute appendicitis is rare in term neonates. In most of the reported cases, it is seen as a complication of necrotizing enterocolitis, Hirschsprung's disease, cystic fibrosis, meconium plug, inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, Group B Streptococcal septicemia and chorioamnionitis. A surviving term male newborn with isolated acute appendicitis with perforation is reported. A high index of suspicion of acute appendicitis, early surgery and the importance of a thorough search for a perforation in cases of neonatal acute abdominal distention is stressed. Literature of this rare condition is reviewed briefly.
Managoli
Sanjeev
S
Departments of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Chaturvedi
Pushpa
P
Vilhekar
Krishna Y
KY
Gupta
Dilip
D
Ghosh
Sourav
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male