Open AccessDelayed presentation of transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum in an 8-week-old male infant at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Adeyemi A. Labaeka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
southern african journal of critical care/the southern african journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2078-676X
pISSN - 1562-8264
DOI - 10.7196/sajcc.2021.v37i1.460
Subject(s) - medicine , great arteries , ductus arteriosus , presentation (obstetrics) , patent foramen ovale , cardiogenic shock , transposition (logic) , heart disease , pediatrics , surgery , cardiology , linguistics , philosophy , percutaneous , myocardial infarction
Transposition of the great arteries is a rare type of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) which commonly presents in the neonatal period and requires early diagnosis and intervention if the infant is to witness his/her first birthday. Here, we report a case of an 8-week-old term male infant who presented with a 2-day history of cough, breathlessness and cyanosis. Echocardiography confirmed dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and patent foramen ovale (PFO). The infant succumbed to cardiogenic shock due to late presentation and no access to definitive surgical intervention.