Neonatal Cyanosis: Diagnostic and Management Challenges
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Neonatal Cyanosis: Diagnostic and Management Challenges
Neonatal central cyanosis is always a sign of serious pathological processes and may involve diverse organs and impose a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Here, we report an unusual presentation of Ebstein's anomaly, a rare congenital heart malformation, as the cause of central cyanosis in a one-week-old full-term infant. Initiation of PEG(1) therapy in neonates with Ebstein's a...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Pediatrics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-469X,2090-4703
DOI: 10.5402/2011/175931