Open AccessAcute gastric dilatation secondary to septicaemia in newborn: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Rajul Rastogi,
Varun Rastogi,
Inderjeet Singh Sachdeva,
Satish Bhargava,
Vaibhav Rastogi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.48580
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , respiratory distress , acute respiratory distress , pediatrics , surgery , lung , pathology
Acute gastric dilatation in a newborn is a rarely encountered clinical entity. Such dilatation without any obstruction is furthermore rare. The authors hereby present a rare case of acute gastric dilatation that developed in a two-days old child who was born premature and was suffering from septicaemia and respiratory distress. The causes and the differential diagnosis of the rare condition are discussed.