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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;5(1):44-6.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.93710.

Neonatal pulmonary artery thrombosis

Mangesh Jadhav  1 , Ashish Sapre, Swati Garekar, Snehal Kulkarni
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Case Reports

Neonatal pulmonary artery thrombosis

Mangesh Jadhav et al. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery thrombosis in neonates is a rare entity. We describe two neonates with this diagnosis; their presentation, evaluation, and management. These cases highlight the importance of this differential diagnosis when evaluating the cyanotic neonate.

Keywords: Cyanotic; neonate; pulmonary artery; thrombosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Echocardiogram: parasternal short-axis view at the base of the heart with color Doppler showing thrombus in the right pulmonary artery
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT angiogram showing acute pulmonary thrombus involving the right and left pulmonary arteries with nonvisualization of their branches (marked by red color arrows)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Echocardiogram with color Doppler after thrombolytic therapy; the thrombus is dissolved with normal pulmonary artery flow
Figure 4
Figure 4
Post-thrombolytic therapy pulmonary perfusion scan – residual segmental perfusion defects involving the apical segment of the right lower lobe and inferior lingual segment of the left lung
Figure 5
Figure 5
Echocardiogram showing thrombus in the left pulmonary artery with some antegrade flow in it
Figure 6
Figure 6
Chest CT angiogram showing thrombus in the left pulmonary artery
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