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Clinical Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Neonatal Pyoscrotum and Perforated Appendicitis

Journal of Perinatology volume 19, pages 536–537 (1999)Cite this article

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Neonatal appendicitis is so unusual that is has been considered nonexistent. We present the case of a 6-day-old male with acute scrotal swelling who was found to have a perforated appendicitis inside a hernia sac. A literature review supports the impression that neonatal appendicitis is rare; however, when it occurs inside a hernia sac, it has a good prognosis.

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  1. Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Neonatology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel

    Miguel Iuchtman MD, Mark Kirshon MD & Michael Feldman MD

  2. Rapaport Medical School, Haifa, Israel

    Miguel Iuchtman MD, Mark Kirshon MD & Michael Feldman MD

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Iuchtman, M., Kirshon, M. & Feldman, M. Neonatal Pyoscrotum and Perforated Appendicitis. J Perinatol 19, 536–537 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7200251

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