Ruptured Ovarian Cyst as a Cause of Ascites in a Newborn Infant

Symptomatic ovarian cysts in newborn are rare. In a recent series of cases of congenital ascites ( Griscom et al 1977) only one case out of 27 was caused by an ovarian cyst. We describe a case in which congenital ascites was caused by a ruptured corpus luteum ovarian cyst.