title: Neonatal aortic thrombosis as a result of congenital homocystinuria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Arterial thrombosis, that too in aorta is rare in neonates.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 4-day-old presented with non-recordable BP in lower limbs. Doppler ultrasonography of abdomen revealed aortic thrombus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum homocysteine level was elevated (25.5 umol/L).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thrombus resolved with subcutaneous LMW heparin therapy for 2 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Congenital classic homocystinuria can rarely cause aortic thrombosis in neonatal period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. Correspondence to: Dr Bonny Jasani, Department of Neonatology, 10th Floor, New M.S. Building, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India. docbonny_2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bonny
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jasani
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nanavati
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006712:Homocystinuria / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight