Abstract
Numerous case reports in the literature have suggested a causal link between β-haemolytic streptococcal infection and delayed-onset right-sided diaphragmatic hernia/eventration in the perinatal age group. We report a child with antenatally documented right diaphragmatic eventration 4 weeks before birth who subsequently developed a β-haemolytic streptococcal infection in the neonatal period.
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Jain, M., Ford, W.D.A. & Hayward, C. Beta haemolytic streptococcal infection does not cause right diaphragmatic eventration. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 188–189 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349996
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