A case of adrenal haemorrhage after minor trauma in a young child: think of neuroblastoma.
We report a case of neuroblastoma diagnosed after adrenal haemorrhage following a minor trauma in a thirteen-month-old boy. Minor trauma is not commonly described as a cause of AH in the literature. Therefore when no accepted cause for AH can be found in a young child below the age of 5 years, it is important to look for a neuroblastoma and discuss the necessity of surgical exploration.
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Unité d'Oncologie Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 2 avenue Oscar Lambret, 59037 Lille Cedex, France. charlinenormand@voila.fr
Leblond
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Mazingue
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Nelken
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Defachelles
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Bonnevalle
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed