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Cutaneous Aspects of Congenital Absence of the Inferior Vena Cava in a Newborn
Author(s) -
LópezNúñez María,
TuneuValls Anna,
JakaMoreno Ane,
LopezObregon Cristina,
OrmaecheaPerez Nerea
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01774.x
Subject(s) - medicine , agenesis , inferior vena cava , abdomen , girl , venous return curve , vena cava , congenital disease , anatomy , surgery , radiology , cardiology , hemodynamics , psychology , developmental psychology
We present the case of a 9‐day‐old girl with venous dilatations in lower abdomen and legs associated to cyanosis. Radiological studies revealed a congenital agenesis of the entire inferior vena cava.