Incidental Finding of Heterotaxy Syndrome in a Patient With Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and Concise Review.
| Autor: | Mahmoud M; Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA., El Kortbi K; General Practice, Hassan II University, Faculty of Medicine, Casablanca, MAR., Wang H; Internal Medicine, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio, USA., Wang J; Internal Medicine/Division of General and Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Apr 20; Vol. 14 (4), pp. e24326. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 20 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.24326 |
| Abstrakt: | Heterotaxy syndrome, also called atrial isomerism, is a rare congenital condition in which the internal organs are abnormally arranged across the left-right axis of the body. It is classified into polysplenia syndrome or left atrial isomerism and asplenia syndrome or right atrial isomerism. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality due to the severity of cardiac anomalies. It is important to be aware of the syndrome findings as they can be incidentally found on imaging in adults. Here, we report a case of a 33-year-old female who presented with worsening shortness of breath, found to have a pulmonary embolism, and heterotaxy was incidentally identified on her imaging. A concise review follows. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Mahmoud et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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