Neonatal Infected Subgaleal Hematoma: An Unusual Complication of Early-onset E. coli Sepsis

• Main Authors: Hung-Yang Chang (Author), Kun-Shan Cheng (Author), Yu-Peng Liu (Author), Hsiao-Fang Hung (Author), Hua-Wen Fu (Author)
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• Udgivet: Elsevier, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Subgaleal hematoma (SGH) is an uncommon but potentially lethal medical emergency in newborns. Delay in diagnosis may lead to mortality and morbidity. Infection of an SGH is extremely rare. We report an infected SGH with abscess formation as a complication of early-onset Escherichia coli sepsis in a...