A Rare Case of an Intraluminal Abscess of the Umbilical Artery as Differential Diagnosis for Omphalitis in Newborns

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Markus Denzinger Katharina B M Schenk Patricia Reis Wolfertstetter Clemens Memmel Domitille Stark Christian Knorr

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Markus Denzinger
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Klinik St. Hedwig, Steinmetzstraße, Regensburg, Germany

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Omphalitis is an infection of the umbilicus and/or the surrounding tissue. It occurs predominantly in the newborn period. Sometimes a persistent urachus can cause an abscess in the umbilical region. Intraluminal abscesses of the umbilical vessels are not commonly described as a differential diagnosis for omphalitis in newborns. Here we present a rare care case of an intraluminal abscess of the umbilical artery of a newborn. After operative exploration and incision of the abscess, further antibiotic treatment was needed until blood cultures showed no further bacterial growth.

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Received: Thu 13, Jan 2022
Accepted: Fri 28, Jan 2022
Published: Thu 24, Feb 2022

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© 2023 Markus Denzinger. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2022.01.07