Abstract
Acute appendicitis is rare in term neonates. In most of the reported cases, it is seen as a complication of necrotizing enterocolitis, Hirschsprung’s disease, cystic fibrosis, meconium plug, inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, Group B Streptococcal septicemia and chorioamnionitis. A surviving term male newborn with isolated acute appendicitis with perforation is reported. A high index of suspicion of acute appendicitis, early surgery and the importance of a thorough search for a perforation in cases of neonatal acute abdominal distention is stressed. Literature of this rare condition is reviewed briefly
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Managoli, S., Chaturvedi, P., Vilhekar, K.Y. et al. Perforated acute appendicitis in a term neonate. Indian J Pediatr 71, 357–358 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724108
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