Adrenal hemorrhage presenting as a scrotal hematoma in the newborn: A case report

Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage is uncommon. It is present in 0,2% of newborns. Ten percent of the cases occur bilaterally. It can be associated with birth trauma, large birth weight, or neonatal course complicated by hypoxia and asphyxia, hypotension, or coagulopathy. Scrotal hematoma is an extremely r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archivos argentinos de pediatría 2015-06, Vol.113 (3), p.e161-e163
Hauptverfasser: Yarci, Erbu, Arayici, Sema, Sari, Fatma Nur, Canpolat, Fuat Emre, Uras, Nurdan, Dilmen, Ugur
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Zusammenfassung:Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage is uncommon. It is present in 0,2% of newborns. Ten percent of the cases occur bilaterally. It can be associated with birth trauma, large birth weight, or neonatal course complicated by hypoxia and asphyxia, hypotension, or coagulopathy. Scrotal hematoma is an extremely rare manifestation of NAH. Most patients present scrotal swelling with bluish discolouration. Scrotal swelling with/without bluish discoloration in newborns may result from different causes. We report an unusual case of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage secondary to perinatal asphyxia, associated with SH. Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage and scrotal hematoma were diagnosed by ultrasonography and treated by conservative treatment, avoiding unnecessary surgical exploration.
ISSN:0325-0075
1668-3501
DOI:10.5546/aap.2015.eng.e161