An unusual case of neonatal peritoneal calcifications associated with hydrometrocolpos

Pediatr Radiol. 2001 Oct;31(10):742-4. doi: 10.1007/s002470100524.

Abstract

Neonatal peritoneal calcifications usually suggest a diagnosis of meconium peritonitis, but in this case, a premature baby girl, peritoneal calcifications were caused by hydrometrocolpos secondary to imperforate hymen, a rare association. The patient presented with respiratory distress and ascites and demonstrated abdominal calcifications on plain film. Other radiographic work-up revealed hydrometrocolpos without evidence of gastrointestinal tract obstruction. The patient was diagnosed and treated for imperforate hymen; she was recovered fully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Calcinosis / etiology*
  • Female
  • Genital Diseases, Female / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hymen / abnormalities*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / etiology*
  • Radiography