Eisenmerger Syndrome: Clinical Images

Ijeoma Arodiwe

doi:10.21767/2573-0282.100047

Eisenmerger Syndrome: Clinical Images

Ijeoma Arodiwe

Published Date: 2017-07-07
DOI10.21767/2573-0282.100047

Ijeoma Arodiwe^*

Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria/Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author:: Ijeoma Arodiwe
Department of Paediatrics
University of Nigeria/Teaching Hospital
Enugu, Nigeria
Tel: +234 803 722 1864
E-mail: ijeoma.arodiwe@unn.edu.ng

Received date: July 01, 2017; Accepted date: July 03, 2017; Published date: July 07, 2017

Citation: Ijeoma Arodiwe (2017) Eisenmerger Syndrome: Clinical Images. Pediatric Infect Dis Vol. 2 No.3:47. doi: 10.21767/2573-0282.100047

Copyright: © 2017 Arodiwe I. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Clinical Image

OO, is a 9 year old girl who presented with progressive easy fatigability, fast breathing and intermittent cough since early infancy. She was being managed for Patent ductus arteriosus, but defaulted for 4 years. At representation, in addition to the above, she developed bluish discoloration of the lips and mucosa (Figures 1 and 2) [1-3].

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Figure 1: CXR-Cardiomegaly with a CTR of 80% Oligeamic field.

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Figure 2: (a, b) 2D Echo-Large 7.2 mm PDA shunting right to left with gross chambers dilation and Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation pg=85 mmHg.

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