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Am J Perinatol 1983; 1(1): 36-39
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000049
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© 1983 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Calcified Neonatal Adrenal Hemorrhage: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations

Steven M. Donn, Louis D. Pollack, Dietrich W. Roloff
  • Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Section of Newborn Services, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

We present the case of a premature infant in whom adrenal calcification was present at birth and postulate an etiology of in utero adrenal hemorrhage. The subject of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage is reviewed with respect to a reassessment of diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Ultrasonography and intravenous urography confirm the diagnosis and differentiate other retroperitoneal lesions. Adrenal hemorrhage is most often a self-limited process, and medical management results in uneventful recovery of almost all patients.