Late-onset pubic-phallic idiopathic edema in premature recovering infants
| Autor: | Bengt-Ola S. Bengtsson, John P. van Houten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Idiopathic edema
Embryology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Late onset Phallic stage Surgery 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Edema Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Sex organ medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine. 7 |
| ISSN: | 2192-8959 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/crpm-2017-0069 |
| Popis: | Objective Several cases of isolated localized edema of the genital area in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants within the last 5 years prompted a search for possible explanations and a search of the literature. Study design A retrospective chart review of all cases of localized genital area edema in our 16-bed community level-3 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between January 2007 and December 2017. Results A total of six patients with localized edema of the genital area were found. Among the six cases, five provided descriptions of time of onset. Only one case had a plausible etiology [inguinal hernia (IH)]. Conclusions To our knowledge, this entity is not well described in the literature. Etiologies are speculative. Prolonged observation in the NICU by virtue of ELBW-status suggests that there are no detrimental effects, the condition does not appear to preclude discharge and cautious expectant management and reassurance are therefore in order. |
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