Adrenal calcification present at birth

Adrenal calcification present at birth

Presented in a case in which calcification of the adrenal gland was roentgenographically evident on the first day of life. The earliest previously reported case of adrenal calcification was at 8 days of age and was attributed to an intrapartum hemorrhage. It is proposed that an intrauterine third tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1979-03, Vol.72 (3), p.372-373
Hauptverfasser: Newman, S L, Papciak, M R, Gay, Jr, B B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adrenal Gland Diseases - congenital
Adrenal Gland Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - congenital
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:Presented in a case in which calcification of the adrenal gland was roentgenographically evident on the first day of life. The earliest previously reported case of adrenal calcification was at 8 days of age and was attributed to an intrapartum hemorrhage. It is proposed that an intrauterine third trimester insult was responsible for prepartal hemorrhage which resulted in adrenal calcification present at birth.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-197903000-00045