Pulmonary arterial and intracranial calcification in the recipient of a twin-twin transfusion.
Pulmonary arterial and intracranial calcifications are rarely found in children. A female infant, the recipient of a twin-twin transfusion syndrome was found, by ultrasound and computed tomography, to have both pulmonary arterial and intracerebral calcification. A rare condition, termed idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy, is the likely cause. This condition carries a poor prognosis and is usually fatal.
Kei
Olivia C Y
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Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Duncan
Walter J
WJ
Human
Derek G
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology; D017604:Cesarean Section, Repeat; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D020765:Intracranial Arterial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014427:Twins