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Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage mimicking an acute scrotum

Journal of Perinatology volume 27, pages 130–132 (2007)Cite this article

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Twenty-two cases of scrotal hematoma caused by neonatal adrenal hemorrhage are reported in the literature and unnecessary surgical exploration was performed in nine (41%), suspecting testicular torsion. In this paper, we present a newborn male with right adrenal gland hemorrhage causing right scrotal swelling and discoloration of groin managed conservatively.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology Unit, Children's Hospital ‘Anna Meyer’, Florence, Italy

    O Adorisio

  2. Neonatal Surgery Unit, Children's Hospital ‘Anna Meyer’, Florence, Italy

    R Mattei, E Ciardini, N Centonze & B Noccioli

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Adorisio, O., Mattei, R., Ciardini, E. et al. Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage mimicking an acute scrotum. J Perinatol 27, 130–132 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211638

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