A neonate with left pulmonary artery thrombosis and left lung hypoplasia: a case report

IntroductionSpontaneous intrauterine arterial thrombosis and congenital pulmonary hypoplasia are rare conditions and have not been reported to occur together. The literature rather includes two reports of infants with neonatal pulmonary artery occlusion and post-infarction cysts of the lungs.Case presentationWe report a case of a live Caucasian male newborn with left lung hypoplasia that occurred in association with left pulmonary artery thrombosis.

Despite a critical neonatal course, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, this infant is alive and well at 18 months of age without any neurodevelopmental sequelae or reactive airway disease.

Conclusion: This association suggests the possibility of an intrauterine vascular event between the fifth and eighth weeks of gestation during early pulmonary artery and lung development.

Author: Nahed ElhassanChristi SprolesRitu SachdevaSadaf BhuttaJoanne Szabo
Credits/Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:284

Published on: 2010-08-23

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