A case of Meconium Periorchitis presenting as a scrotal mass

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ali, Yasir A. | Lutfi, Samawal A.

Affiliations: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Note: [] Corresponding author: Samawal A. Lutfi, MBBS, BMSc, CABP, NPM (Can), Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division, Women's Hospital, HMC, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. Tel.: +974 439 3514; Fax: +974 439 3756; E-mail: Samawal_Lutfi@yahoo.com

Abstract: We report a case of antenatal intestinal perforation and meconium periorchitis in an infant born to a mother who was maintained on NSAIDS due to a history of rheumatoid arthritis. The intestinal perforation had not completely healed prior to birth, which resulted in a pneumoperitoneum after the introduction of feeds. We caution against early or aggressive feeding regimes in infants presenting with any signs of antenatal intestinal perforation.

Keywords: Meconium Periorchitis, scrotal mass, antenatal intestinal perforation, necrotizing enterocolitis

DOI: 10.3233/NPM-2009-0049

Journal: Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 61-63, 2009