Advances in pediatric surgery
- Volume 1 Issue 2
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- Pages.204-208
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- 1995
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- 2635-8778(pISSN)
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- 2635-8786(eISSN)
Adrenal Hemorrhage in a Neonate
신생아의 부신 출혈
- Cho, Kyung-Ah (Division of Pediatric Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
- Yoo, Soo-Young (Division of Pediatric Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
- Published : 1995.11.15
Abstract
Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage is frequently associated with birth trauma or perinatal hypoxia. Hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal glands is often found at autopsy and many small lesions are usually asymptomatic. A palpable abdominal mass and jaundice are the usual presenting signs. Ultrasound is very useful in the diagnosis of this lesion; however, if the mass has mixed echoic pattern, magnetic resonance imaging (MRl) is helpful for the differential diagnosis from neuroblastoma. We present the case of a female newborn who was found to have a abdominal mass on physical examination. The patient showed anemia and hyperbilirubinemia. An ultrasonogram disclosed a