title: Neonatal systemic thromboembolism secondary to ductus arteriosus aneurysm and patent foramen ovale.
abstract: Ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) can be associated with neonatal thromboembolism. We report a neonate with systemic thromboembolism causing acute cerebral infarction with DAA, arterial, and venous thrombosis, discovered on CT angiography. The role of DAA was suspected as a potential etiology of systemic thromboembolism in this case. CT angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction was valuable delineating the adjunctive vascular structures. Screening for presence of DAA may be considered in the neonatal thromboembolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Pediatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Health School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jasmeet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Evelyn Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Anthony
authors.forename: Derek A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography