Chronic Hypoxemia in a Child: Thinking Outside the Box.
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2014-10
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Background: Chronic hypoxemia is generally attributed to primary cardiac or pulmonary
entities. Case characteristics: A 9-year-old boy presenting with cyanosis, clubbing and
hypoxemia, without icterus or hepatosplenomegaly. Cardiovascular and respiratory system
examinations were normal. Outcome: He was diagnosed as type IB Abernethy
malformation, a rare cause of hepatopulmonary syndrome. Message: Pediatricians should
consider hepatopulmonary syndrome in the differential diagnosis of chronic hypoxemia,
even in the absence of jaundice or hepatosplenomegaly.
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Abernethy malformation, Central cyanosis, Clubbing, Hepatopulmonary syndrome
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Jagadisan Barath, Krishnamurthy Sriram, Raghavan Renitha, Barathi S Deepak. Chronic Hypoxemia in a Child: Thinking Outside the Box. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 Oct; 51(10): 829-830.