Aortic coarctation in an infant with RSV infection
Kamila Kalman-Toczyłowska
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Pediatr Med Rodz 2018, 14 (2), p. 222–230
DOI:
10.15557/PiMR.2018.0023
Abstract
The paper presents a case of an infant with aortic coarctation, which was accidentally detected during respiratory infection. The child, who showed no symptoms either during the neonatal period or during the first six months of life, suddenly developed severe heart failure initially manifesting as a respiratory infection. Preliminary diagnosis was based on a chest radiograph. Chest radiography has been underestimated and even avoided in the diagnosis of respiratory conditions in recent years, particularly in the youngest children.
Keywords
aortic coarctation, congenital heart defect, chest radiography
