Multiorgan failure due to coarctation of the aorta: management and outcome of five neonates.
Coarctation of the aorta can manifest in a number of ways. Differential diagnosis is particularly difficult during the neonatal period, especially in newborns presenting with a sepsis-like or metabolic disease-like condition. We describe five newborns who presented with metabolic acidosis, renal insufficiency, or ischemic hepatitis and stress the importance of early diagnosis to prevent adverse outcome.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. kursatt80@hotmail.com
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D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology*