An unusual cause of severe cyanosis in infancy.
An infant presented with cyanosis due to a diaphragmatic Morgagni hernia compromising right ventricular diastolic filling and resulting in right-to-left atrial-level shunting as demonstrated by contrast echocardiography. There was complete resolution of cyanosis after repair of the hernia.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah and Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84113, USA. pcsether@ihc.com
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D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012720:Severity of Illness Index