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You are called to assess a 24 hours old baby boy in the labour and delivery ward.  The infant has been born at 38 weeks gestation.  The mother is a 35 year old G2P1 woman whose immunizations are up to date and prenatal serologies are protective. Group B streptococcus swabs were positive. The mother did not smoke, drank no alcohol throughout the pregnancy, and took prenatal vitamins and diclectin. The mother was healthy. The labour was 7 hours in duration with membranes ruptured for 2 hours. Meconium was present. The baby was born vaginally with vacuum   

Since delivery, the nurses have noted the infant appeared to have bruising on the face.

On examination the infant has no dysmorphic features and is alert. The weight, length, and head circumference are all at the 25th percentile. The body has bruising on the face.  There is normal colour with normal capillary refill with normal heart sounds and no murmur.  Chest exam shows  normal breath sounds and easy breathing.   Abdominal exam finds no organomegaly. Tone is normal and there is spontaneous movements of all four limbs.   Red reflexes of the eyes are normal.

 

Given this presentation, what is your most likely diagnosis for this neonate?

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Authors

Dr. Marc Zucker

Zucker@cheo.on.ca

Dr. Hosanna Au

Dr. Nicole Johnson

nicole.johnson@ahs.ca

Reviewer

Dr. Theresa Wu

theresa.wu@ahs.ca