Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage mimicking an acute scrotum.
Twenty-two cases of scrotal hematoma caused by neonatal adrenal hemorrhage are reported in the literature and unnecessary surgical exploration was performed in nine (41%), suspecting testicular torsion. In this paper, we present a newborn male with right adrenal gland hemorrhage causing right scrotal swelling and discoloration of groin managed conservatively.
Adorisio
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology Unit, Children's Hospital Anna Meyer, Florence, Italy. o.adorisio@meyer.it
Mattei
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R
Ciardini
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E
Centonze
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Noccioli
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B
D000208:Acute Disease; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum