Perforated Appendicitis After Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in a Term Neonate with Haemolytic Jaundice
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Basak Yildiz ATIKAN, Özge ALTUN, Mehmet YALAZ, Mustafa Orkan ERGÜN, Ülküm Zafer DÖKÜMCÜ, Basak DOGANAVSARGIL, Mete AKISU, NİLGÜN KÜLTÜRSAY
JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2015, vol 25, pp 296-298
Summary
Neonatal appendicitis is a rare clinical condition that may cause high morbidity and mortality if diagnosis is delayed. There is usually an underlying disease; it can also be a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis. Here, we present a term neonate who was treated with intravenous innmunoglobulin because of severe isoimmune hemolytic jaundice. The patient developed abdominal symptoms within 10 hours of therapy, was diagnosed with acute perforated appendicitis and completely recovered after surgery.