Journals / Gazi Medical Journal / 2014 / Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 2

Cyanosis skipped till 11 years of age

Onbir yaşına kadar gözden kaçan siyanoz

Pages
73–75
Publication Date
2022-10-19
DOI
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This case report aims to emphasize the significance of thorough physical examination and to remind the clinicians about the possible diagnosis of pulmonary AV malformation in children who are admitted with the complaint of fatigue.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Pulmonary arteriovenous (AV) malformations are rarely encountered as an underlying cause for cyanosis.
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Key Findings & Data:Physical examination revealed club fingers, tachycardia, tachypnea and an oxygen saturation of 76%.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case report aims to emphasize the significance of thorough physical examination and to remind the clinicians about the possible diagnosis of pulmonary AV malformation in children who are admitted with the complaint of fatigue.
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Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous (AV) malformations are rarely encountered as an underlying cause for cyanosis. These malformations may cause different symptoms depending on the severity of the AV shunt. Exercise dyspnea and cyanosis are the most frequently observed symptoms in individuals with pulmonary AV malformations. The present case report describes an eleven- year-old boy in whom the diagnosis of pulmonary AV malformation was skipped. It was learnt that the patient experienced fatigue for the last six years. Physical examination revealed club fingers, tachycardia, tachypnea and an oxygen saturation of 76%. Moreover, a continuous murmur was auscultated below the left clavicula and secondary erythrocytosis was specified. An AV malformation originating from the left pulmonary artery was detected by catheter angiography. Since the lesion was involved with only one pulmonary lobe, surgical excision was performed. This case report aims to emphasize the significance of thorough physical examination and to remind the clinicians about the possible diagnosis of pulmonary AV malformation in children who are admitted with the complaint of fatigue.

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Pulmoner arteriovenöz malformasyonlar nadir görülen siyanoz nedenlerindendir. Şantın miktarına bağlı olarak değişik semptomlar görülebilse de en sık efor dispnesi ve siyanoz ile kendini gösterir. Biz burada son 5-6 yıldır çabuk yorulma yakınması olan ve birçok kez doktora başvurduğu halde tanısı gecikmiş bir olguyu sunduk. Başvuru sırasında oksijen saturasyonu %76 olan, sol klavikula altında devamlı üfürüm duyulan, çomak parmağı gelişmiş, takipneik ve taşikardik olarak değerlendirilen hastanın laboratuvarında sekonder eritrositozu saptandı. Kateter anjiografi ile sol pulmoner arter kökenli arteriovenöz malformasyonu tespit edildi. Hastada lezyon bir lob ile sınırlı olduğundan cerrahi eksizyon ile tedavi uygun görüldü. Siyanoz komlikasyonları ortaya çıkacak kadar tanısı gecikmiş bu hastada dikkatli fizik muayenenin ne kadar önemli olduğu ve çabuk yorulma yakınması ile başvuran hastalarda pulmoner arteriovenöz malformasyonun da akla gelmesi gerektiği vurgulanmak istenmiştir.

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PEKTAŞ, A., KULA, S., TAŞTEPE2, A. İ., TUNAOĞLU, F. S., OĞUZ, A. D., TERLEMEZ, S. (2022). Cyanosis skipped till 11 years of age. Gazi Medical Journal, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 2, 73–75. https://ajindex.com/articles/520091

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