Open AccessLeft Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis in a Neonate with Left Lung Hypoplasia
Author(s) -
Matthias P. van Schendel,
Douwe H. Visser,
Lukas Rammeloo,
Mark G. Hazekamp,
J Hruda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6803
pISSN - 2090-6811
DOI - 10.1155/2012/314256
Subject(s) - medicine , left pulmonary artery , hypoplasia , thrombus , ductus arteriosus , lung , thrombosis , cardiology , pulmonary artery , left lung , pulmonary hypoplasia , fetus , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Thrombotic events in neonates may origin from fetal life. A 4-day-old newborn infant with a family history of heterozygous type 1 protein C deficiency was diagnosed with left lung hypoplasia and left pulmonary artery thrombosis. Its source was prenatally closed ductus arteriosus. Surgical removal of the thrombus was performed.
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