Open AccessBeware of neonatal appendicitis
Author(s) -
Rizwan Khan,
Prema Me,
K. L. N. Rao
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0971-9261.70646
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , differential diagnosis , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , pediatrics , enterocolitis , intensive care medicine , neonatology , general surgery , pregnancy , pathology , biology , genetics
We report a neonate with acute appendicitis who was mistakenly diagnosed and treated initially as neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. The diagnostic dilemma of this rare and life-threatening condition in premature babies and newborns is underlined. Awareness of this rare condition and possible differential diagnosis in this age group is also discussed.