Aneurysm of the ascending aorta in a neonate.
Aneurysms of the thoracic aorta rarely occur in children. We present a female neonate who was referred to our hospital due to a heart murmur associated with cough and fever at 22 days of age. Both the echocardiography and aortography displayed an aneurysm of the ascending aorta at the aortic root. A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) flow was detected on admission but it was not detectable when she was 3 months old. Neither physical characteristics of Marfan nor Turner syndrome were found, but she has had a huge cutaneous hemangioma over the right trunk since birth. The aneurysm did not progress during one year of follow-up. The etiology might be idiopathic or medial agenesis. Surgery will be warranted only if the aneurysm enlarges.
Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. smart999@ms5.hinet.net
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D001011:Aorta; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications