Intraventricular haemorrhage in a newborn

We report a 36-h-old very low birth weight female baby (Birth weight 1.1 kg) who was delivered at 29-week gestation. She developed respiratory distress at 4 h of life, in addition to reduced activity, recurrent apnoea, tensed anterior fontanel, progressively increasing occipitofrontal circumference...

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Published in:Nigerian journal of health sciences 2018-07, Vol.18 (2), p.70-71
Main Authors: Ologun, B, Adegoke, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth weight
Case studies
Diseases
Infants (Newborn)
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Pediatric research
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Summary:We report a 36-h-old very low birth weight female baby (Birth weight 1.1 kg) who was delivered at 29-week gestation. She developed respiratory distress at 4 h of life, in addition to reduced activity, recurrent apnoea, tensed anterior fontanel, progressively increasing occipitofrontal circumference and dramatic fall in haematocrit. Baseline Transfontanelle ultrasound scan (TFUSS) showed blood in the lateral ventricle extending to the parietal cortex with ventricular enlargement of >50%. Repeat TFUSS at 8 weeks showed Grade 3 periventricular leucomalacia.
ISSN:1596-4078
2468-8819
DOI:10.4103/njhs.njhs_40_20