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Respiratory Distress in Neonate With Scimitar Syndrome

Scimitar syndrome is a relatively uncommon association of congenital cardiopulmonary anomalies characterized by partial or complete anomalous pulmonary venous drainage from the right lung. It can present in the neonatal period, as well as later in life. In this paper, we present a case of a 15-day-o...

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Autores principales: Al Qasimi, Nabil, Al Qassimi, Ahmed M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7837649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33520501
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12299
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description Scimitar syndrome is a relatively uncommon association of congenital cardiopulmonary anomalies characterized by partial or complete anomalous pulmonary venous drainage from the right lung. It can present in the neonatal period, as well as later in life. In this paper, we present a case of a 15-day-old Saudi boy diagnosed with scimitar syndrome who presented with a chest infection and respiratory distress, along with a brief review of the literature. Key diagnoses, such as chest x-ray, echocardiography, and computerized tomography of the chest, led to the conclusion that the patient was a rare scimitar syndrome case. Understanding that scimitar syndrome usually presents with variable symptoms, we had to perform several diagnostic tests before concluding this was a scimitar syndrome case. Infantile scimitar syndrome requires a high degree of suspicion for early referral and management, so we needed to conduct a special diagnostic test. Our literature review of scimitar syndrome has supported our findings and encouraged us to share this rare scimitar syndrome case.
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spelling pubmed-78376492021-01-28 Respiratory Distress in Neonate With Scimitar Syndrome Al Qasimi, Nabil Al Qassimi, Ahmed M Cureus Cardiology Scimitar syndrome is a relatively uncommon association of congenital cardiopulmonary anomalies characterized by partial or complete anomalous pulmonary venous drainage from the right lung. It can present in the neonatal period, as well as later in life. In this paper, we present a case of a 15-day-old Saudi boy diagnosed with scimitar syndrome who presented with a chest infection and respiratory distress, along with a brief review of the literature. Key diagnoses, such as chest x-ray, echocardiography, and computerized tomography of the chest, led to the conclusion that the patient was a rare scimitar syndrome case. Understanding that scimitar syndrome usually presents with variable symptoms, we had to perform several diagnostic tests before concluding this was a scimitar syndrome case. Infantile scimitar syndrome requires a high degree of suspicion for early referral and management, so we needed to conduct a special diagnostic test. Our literature review of scimitar syndrome has supported our findings and encouraged us to share this rare scimitar syndrome case. Cureus 2020-12-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7837649/ /pubmed/33520501 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12299 Text en Copyright © 2020, Al Qasimi et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Respiratory Distress in Neonate With Scimitar Syndrome
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7837649/
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