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SM Journal of Pediatrics

Intraperitoneal Abscess in a Preterm Infant: a Case Report

[ ISSN : 3067-9990 ]

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Received: 06-Dec-2016

Accepted: 14-Jan-2017

Published: 19-Jan-2017

Case Report | Volume 2 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Susumu Yamazaki¹*, Natsuki Ohkawa¹, Masato Kantake¹, Mariko Koyama², Naoto Urushihara², Minoru Hamazaki³, and Toshiaki Shimizu⁴

 

¹Department of Neonatology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Japan
³Department of Pathology, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Japan
?Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University, Japan

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Susumu Yamazaki Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, 1129, Nagaoka, Izunokuni-shi, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan, Tel: 81559483111; Fax: 81359485088;

Keywords

Abscess; Neonate; Peritonitis

Abstract

Developments in empiric antibiotic therapy in recent decade shave led to a decrease in idiopathic primary peritonitis in neonates. Furthermore, intraperitoneal abscesses are extremely rare in neonates. We report a case of an intraperitoneal abscess without an apparent cause, such as necrotizing enterocolitis or surgery, in a preterm infant. The main contribution of our report is a reminder that intra-abdominal abscesses, although rare, can and do occur in neonates, and that diagnosing them can be difficult.

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Yamazaki S, Ohkawa N, Kantake M, Koyama M, Urusihara N, Hamazaki M, et al. Intraperitoneal Abscess in a Preterm Infant: a Case Report. SM J Pediatr. 2017; 2(1): 1005.