Mecomium peritonitis: A case report

• Meconium peritonitis is an inflammatory peritonitis due to the discharge of meconium into the peritoneal cavity secondary to perforation of the fetal intestine. • It is accessible to antenatal diagnosis by obstetrical ultrasound. The clinical picture is not very specific. Simple abdominal radiography can help in the diagnosis. • It is a serious pathology whose prognosis depends on early management. • The unfavorable prognosis stems from complications as the rupture of huge abdominal cystic formations, formation of ascites that can cause fetal heart failure, and progression to rapidly evolving sepsis.