Bilateral adrenal abscess in a neonate.
A 23-day-old male baby with a history of perinatal hypoxia presented with refusal of feeds and abdominal distension. The child had a right-sided cystic upper abdominal mass and features of neonatal septicemia. Abdominal ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced CT scan showed bilateral adrenal abscesses. Laparotomy with drainage of the abscesses successfully treated the condition. The literature on the subject is reviewed.
Debnath
Pinaki Ranjan
PR
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Childrens Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Tripathi
Rakesh Kumar
RK
Gupta
Ajay Kumar
AK
Chadha
Rajiv
R
Choudhury
S Roy
SR
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed