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Omphalitis of newborn is the medical term for inflammation of the umbilical cord stump in the neonatal newborn period, most commonly attributed to a bacterial infection. [1] Typically immediately after an infant is born, the umbilical cord is cut with a small remnant (often referred to as the stump) left behind.
Necrosis of subcutaneous fat without a significant inflammatory infiltrate and without obvious granulomatous changes, the formation of needle-shaped clefts in adipocytes, sometimes in a radial arrangement, and fibrous thickening of the tissue surrounding fat lobules are histopathologic findings that support a diagnosis of sclerema neonatorum.
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) of the newborn, previously known as haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, [1] is a rare form of bleeding disorder that affects newborns and young infants due to low stores of vitamin K at birth. [2] It commonly presents with intracranial haemorrhage with the risk of brain damage or death. [3]
Without treatment, this infection can lead to permanent visual impairment. Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis consists of a single dose of ceftriaxone (antibiotic). Typically, all neonates (regardless of symptoms or risk factors) receive erythromycin ointment applied to both eyes after delivery [ 10 ]
Health professionals can diagnose erythema toxicum neonatorum with a skin exam. Most cases of erythema toxicum neonatorum can be diagnosed without further testing. If more testing is needed to make a diagnosis, the contents of a lesion can be examined under a microscope. A health professional may make a small cut into a pus-filled lesion and ...
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In case of severe thrombocytopenia, the neonates may exhibit bleeding complications at or a few hours after delivery. The most serious complication is intracranial hemorrhage, leading to death in approximately 10% of symptomatic babies [6] or neurologic sequelae in 20% of cases. 80% of intracranial hemorrhages occur before birth. [6]