Ruptured ductus arteriosus. Aneurysm in an infant. Report of a survivor.
The diagnosis of a large ductus arteriosus aneurysm was made in a 3 1/2-month-old infant by cardiac catheterization following massive hemoptysis. Prompt surgical correction accounted for the patient's survival. Differential diagnosis of an intrathoracic mass should include a ductus arteriosus aneurysm even in the newborn period.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012421:Rupture