Late presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a case report.

[congenital diaphragmatic hernia]

Delayed herniation of the abdominal contents through a congenital diaphragmatic hernia may occur beyond the neonatal period . This report describes a 9 -week -old female baby who presented with excessive crying , irritability and respiratory distress secondary to late presentation of left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia . The chest radiograph showed tension gastrothorax . She underwent surgical reduction of the hernia . She made an excellent recovery and was discharged a few days after the operation . It is assumed that sudden increase of the intra-abdominal pressure caused herniation of abdominal content through a pre-existing diaphragmatic defect . This report aims to increase the awareness of this condition among physicians and pediatric surgeons to allow early diagnosis and management .

Diseases
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Diseases presenting "neonatal period" symptom

alexander disease

alpha-thalassemia

benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis

congenital adrenal hyperplasia

congenital diaphragmatic hernia

congenital toxoplasmosis

cutaneous mastocytosis

dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

epidermolysis bullosa simplex

harlequin ichthyosis

hirschsprung disease

homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria

junctional epidermolysis bullosa

kabuki syndrome

kallmann syndrome

kindler syndrome

lamellar ichthyosis

megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome

monosomy 21

neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy

neuralgic amyotrophy

pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

zellweger syndrome

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