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...

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Published in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2011-03, Vol.18 (3), p.308-310
Main Authors: Urban, J, Ilunga, S, Sharara, H, Baud, C, Sabatier-Laval, E, Mariette, J-B
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Appendicitis - diagnosis
C-Reactive Protein - analysis
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Peritonitis - diagnosis
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1769-664X
DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2010.12.020