Open AccessOmphalitis with Umbilical Abscess in an Adult with a Urachal Remnant
Author(s) -
Tawk Antonios,
Abdallah Ali,
Meouchy Paul,
Salameh Joanna,
Khoury Salem,
Kyriakos Melissa,
Abboud Ghadi,
Dagher Mona,
Semaan Peter,
Metri Aida,
Ashou Raja
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1662-0631
DOI - 10.1159/000518870
Subject(s) - single case
AbstractOmphalitis is an inflammation of the umbilicus and is seldom diagnosed in adults. It is even rarer when it results from an infection of the urachus, an embryological remnant that connects the umbilicus to the dome of the bladder. Patients with omphalitis present with erythema, edema, tenderness, and purulent discharge form the umbilical stump. Workup includes ultrasonography and CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis. Management consists of antibiotics and incision and drainage of the umbilical abscess, followed by surgical resection of the urachal remnant. In this article, we report a case of omphalitis complicated by umbilical abscess in a 20-year-old female with a urachal remnant.