Neonatal pulmonary artery thrombosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
Pulmonary artery thrombosis in neonates occurs rarely. This report describes the case of a term infant with a pulmonary artery thrombosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The risk factors identified in the case included maternal diabetes and heterozygous factor V Leiden deficiency. The pulmonary thrombus was successfully treated with percutaneous catheter-based embolectomy.
Sawyer
Taylor
T
Department of Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000, USA. taylor.l.sawyer@us.army.mil
Antle
Amanda
A
Studer
Matthew
M
Thompson
Mark
M
Perry
Stanton
S
Mahnke
C Becket
CB
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017128:Embolectomy; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery