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Two newborn infants with hemorrhage of the adrenal glands are presented.
Case I. A boy of 3, 050gm, was borne in protracted delivery at the Chiba National Hospital. He had difficulty of breathing, cyanosis and pale, and died on the next day with progressive down-hill cowrse.
In post-mortem examination, the most important finding were the hemorrhage of the right adrenal gland.
The left gland was intact.
Case II. A boy of 4, 100gm, was borne at the Chiba National Hospital.
He had cyanosis, cramp, difficulty of breathing, apnoeic spell and fever. His condition was gradually improved with O2 inhalation, antibiotics etc, and was discharged on the 20 hospital days. At 2.5 months of age he was noted to have hepato-splenomegaly and calcification in region of both adrenals on the scout film of the abdomen.
Operative finding and microscopic examination revealed the calcification of the glands presumedly resulting from hemorrhage at the newborn stage.
