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Acute appendicitis with fulminant necrotizing fasciitis in a neonate
Abhay Lodha1, Paul W Wales, Andrew James
1Division of Neonatology, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|November 14, 2003
Abstract:
The authors report on a neonate who presented with acute appendicitis and who went on to have fatal necrotizing fasciitis. Although recognized in adults, this rare combination of conditions has not been reported previously in the neonate and requires rapid recognition with aggressive medical and surgical intervention.