title: A Case of Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot Undiagnosed Until Adulthood and Presenting With Polycythemia.
abstract: Congenital heart defects with right-to-left shunt are one of the hypoxia-related causes of acquired secondary polycythemia (SP). Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common congenital cyanotic heart disease in children. Cases of uncorrected ToF in adult ages are rare. This paper reports a woman detected with elevated hemoglobin level during routine tests performed for infertility therapy and subsequently diagnosed SP with related ToF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gunduz
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorgel
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Mansur
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Durgun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Habip
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cil
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Icer
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zengin
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Hemoglobins; Polycythemia; Tetralogy of Fallot