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Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Prenatal ductal thrombosis presenting as cyanotic heart lesion

Journal of Perinatology volume 31, pages 685–686 (2011)Cite this article

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We present a case of a late-preterm infant admitted for suspected cyanotic heart disease who was found to have a thrombosed ductus arteriosus. Maternal history was significant for heterozygosity for Factor V Leiden, treated with enoxaparin during her pregnancy, and congenital hearing loss. The neonate did not have a Factor V Leiden mutation detected, but was found to have a heterozygous mutation within the MFTHR gene. He was treated with anticoagulation, with improving hemodynamics measured by echocardiogram. This case presents a rare disease, which is potentially fatal if diagnosis is delayed.

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  1. Section of Neonatalogy, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO, USA

    M F Nyp & H Kilbride

  2. Section of Cardiology, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO, USA

    W Drake

  3. University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA

    M F Nyp, W Drake & H Kilbride

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Nyp, M., Drake, W. & Kilbride, H. Prenatal ductal thrombosis presenting as cyanotic heart lesion. J Perinatol 31, 685–686 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2011.25

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