title: Case of Williams elfin facies syndrome with pulmonary artery sling.
abstract: We report the presence of pulmonary artery sling in a 4-year-old girl with the Williams elfin facies syndrome. A history of heavy and persistent wheezing during the first few months of life, associated with the current presentation of heart murmur and pulmonary stenosis, led us to investigate the presence of pulmonary artery sling. Both pulmonary artery sling and cardiovascular anomalies in Williams elfin facies syndrome have previously been linked to developmental anomalies of the 6th aortic arch. This appears to be the second reported case of this rare combination of anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome