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¹Uz. Dr., Cengiz Gokçek Obstetrics and Children?s Hospital Dept. of Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Gaziantep, Turkey, Neonatology, Gaziantep - Türkiye
²Doç. Dr., Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women?s Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, Neonatology, Ankara - Türkiye
³Uz. Dr., Department of Ophthalmology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women?s Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, Ophthalmology, Ankara- Türkiye Hyphema, an accumulation of red blood cells within the anterior chamber, is a benign condition and expected to disappear within a few days. Hyphema have been reported in the neonatal period mostly after spontaneous vaginal delivery. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the fl ow of blood through the circulatory system. Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is a serious proceses which might lead to either renal failure or to secondary thromboembolic conditions. Herein, a case of a newborn, who has a hyphema and renal vein thrombosis together with heterozygous MTHFR 677C-t mutation and intermediate hyperhomocysteinemia, is presented. Keywords : Hyphema, thrombosis, newborn