Splenic abscess in a boy with isolated levocardia.
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.
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Department of Medicine, Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Malini
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Vijayakumar
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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*