Case report: dextrocardia with situs inversus; two cases presenting differently.
Two patients presented to our centre with dextrocardia and complete situs inversus. The first a 35-year-old presented for the first time with respiratory symptoms but no cardiac symptoms and the second patient (14-year-old) presented with cardiac symptoms. Dextrocardia and situs inversus were confirmed by the chest radiograph, electrocardiograph, and abdominal ultrasound and computerised axial tomography in the two patients. Echocardiography established atrio-ventricular great arteries ventricular concordance and bicuspid aortic valve in the second patient that presented with cardiac symptoms.
Danbauchi
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Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.
Alhassan
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MA
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed