Open AccessNeonatal adrenal hemorrhage presenting as late onset neonatal jaundice
Author(s) -
Umar Amin Qureshi,
Nisar Ahmad,
Akhter Rasool,
Suhail Choh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.59607
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenal hemorrhage , asphyxia , jaundice , birth trauma , pediatrics , anesthesia , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Clinical manifestations of adrenal hemorrhage vary depending on the degree and rate of hemorrhage, as well as the amount of adrenal cortex compromised by hemorrhage. We report here a case of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage that presented with late onset neonatal jaundice. The cause of adrenal hemorrhage was birth asphyxia.