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A newborn with cardiomegaly.
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PMID:  20930980     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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An infant with Down's syndrome was noted to have hypoxemia and tachypnea at birth. The clinical examination, electrocardiogram (ECG) and the chest X-ray findings suggested a specific diagnosis that is not usually associated with Down's syndrome. Despite the extremely rare association of Ebstein's anomaly with Down's syndrome, this diagnosis was highly suspected from the initial evaluation. An echocardiogram confirmed the diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly in this neonate. So far, only about seven cases of Ebstein's anomaly associated with Down's syndrome have been reported in the literature. This case is discussed for its rarity; it also highlights the importance of clinical examination and initial investigations that had suggested the diagnosis well prior to that of the echocardiogram.
Authors:
Shailendra Upadhyay; Sabrina Law; Dipak Kholwadwala
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock     Volume:  3     ISSN:  0974-519X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Emerg Trauma Shock     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-08     Completed Date:  2011-07-14     Revised Date:  2012-01-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101493921     Medline TA:  J Emerg Trauma Shock     Country:  India    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  298     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Schneider Children's Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical center, 269-01, 76 Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 115 01, USA.
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