[Neonatal appendicitis: a diagnostic trap. A case report].
Neonatal appendicitis is an uncommon disease characterized by high mortality and morbidity. We report the case of a full-term newborn with infectious syndrome. The nonresponse to antibiotic therapy despite good clinical status led to a search for an etiology. Appendicitis with focal peritonitis was discovered on sonography. In each newborn, presenting with unexplained febrile inflammatory syndrome with or without gastrointestinal symptoms, a routine abdominal sonography should be performed to search for intraperitoneal sepsis, including appendicitis.
Service de réanimation néonatale, CHU de Nîmes, 1, place du Professeur-Debré, 30900 Nîmes, France. Julia.Urban@gmx.net
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D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis
D002097:C-Reactive Protein