Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Acute osteoarthritis: exuberant presentation of an unusual condition in the neonatal period

2016; BMJ; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bcr-2016-215904

ISSN

1757-790X

Autores

Rita Espí­rito Santo, Margarida Alcafache, Ana Tavares, Maria Rosário Cancella de Abreu,

Tópico(s)

Immune Response and Inflammation

Resumo

A late preterm infant, with very low birth weight (1430 g), was admitted in our unit after an induced delivery at 34th week of gestation for fetal growth restriction since the 32nd week. After birth, the neonate's first evaluation revealed no infectious parameters (9120/μL leucocytes, C reactive protein (CPR) <0.5 mg/dL) and no infection (including TORCH group) was documented in the mother during pregnancy. Between days 2 and 3 a peripheral venous catheter in the left inferior limb was used for fluid …

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