Neonatal iliopsoas abscess presenting with transient cyanosis of a single extremity: a case report and review of the literature

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Akin M. S., AĞAÇKIRAN D., ÜNAL E., ÖZKALE YAVUZ Ö., YİĞİT Ş.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.62, no.1, pp.160-164, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.01.025
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.160-164
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A newborn baby with an unusual complaint of transient left leg cyanosis during crying, who was diagnosed with a iliopsoas abscess is presented. Newborn cases diagnosed with an iliopsoas abscess in the English literature are summarized and differences in clinical presentations are discussed.