Beware of neonatal appendicitis

We report a neonate with acute appendicitis who was mistakenly diagnosed and treated initially as neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. The diagnostic dilemma of this rare and life-threatening condition in premature babies and newborns is underlined. Awareness of this rare condition and possible diffe...

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Published inJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 67 - 69
Main Authors Khan, Rizwan A, Menon, Prema, Rao, K L N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2010
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Appendicitis
Case Report
Diagnosis
Infants (Newborn)
Medical diagnosis
Mortality
necrotizing enterocolitis
neonate
peritonitis
Postoperative period
Respiratory system
necrotizing enterocolitis
neonate
Appendicitis
peritonitis
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Summary:We report a neonate with acute appendicitis who was mistakenly diagnosed and treated initially as neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. The diagnostic dilemma of this rare and life-threatening condition in premature babies and newborns is underlined. Awareness of this rare condition and possible differential diagnosis in this age group is also discussed.
ISSN:0971-9261
1998-3891
DOI:10.4103/0971-9261.70646