Open AccessHeterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
Author(s) -
Kharel Sanjeev,
Koirala Dinesh Prasad,
Shrestha Suraj,
Sedai Hari,
Shrestha Bibek Man,
Homagain Sushan,
Kandel Suraj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4573
Subject(s) - asplenia , heterotaxy , medicine , polysplenia , heart disease , disease , rare disease , palsy , pediatrics , surgery , cardiology , pathology , spleen , situs inversus , alternative medicine
Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with asplenia/polysplenia and complex congenital heart disease. Facial palsy in heterotaxy is very rare. The management is still challenging with a poor prognosis. Proper counseling to the family about the disease course, treatment modalities, and outcomes is essential.