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Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

A premature infant with fetal myocardial and abdominal calcifications and factor V Leiden homozygosity

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We present a premature male neonate with confirmed factor V Leiden deficiency diagnosed prenatally with cardiac and abdominal calcifications. Our patient's findings suggest that clinicians consider thromboembolic conditions when multiple fetal calcifications are visualized.

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We thank Jonathon Rhodes for his help in preparing this article.

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  1. Division of Newborn Medicine, Harvard Combined Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Training Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

    M G K Parker

  2. Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

    G Webster

  3. Department of Newborn Medicine, Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    R M Insoft

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Parker, M., Webster, G. & Insoft, R. A premature infant with fetal myocardial and abdominal calcifications and factor V Leiden homozygosity. J Perinatol 29, 771–773 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2009.62

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