%0 Journal Article
%T Splenic rupture in a neonate ¨C a rare complication
%A LG Lloyd
%A W de Witt
%J South African Journal of Child Health
%D 2011
%I 
%X Birth trauma is well described in the neonatal literature, but intra-abdominal injuries occur infrequently and are often forgotten in the differential diagnosis of a hypovolaemic shocked infant with an abdominal mass. The symptoms of splenic rupture are nonspecific, creating a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. As splenic rupture denotes a surgical emergency, increased awareness of this complication may decrease the delay in diagnosis, therefore increasing the infantĄ¯s chances of survival. This applies not only to paediatricians but to every midwife, intern or medical officer who attends to deliveries and is involved with the care of the newborn.
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