title: Splenic abscess in a boy with isolated levocardia.
abstract: Levocardia with situs inversus is a rare condition. We present the case of a fourteen-year-old boy with congenital cyanotic heart disease, isolated levocardia and splenic abscess. It is the first report of both these conditions occurring in the same person.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panackel
authors.lastname: Malini
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D015897:Comorbidity; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007979:Levocardia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*