Asplenia Syndrome in a
Neonate: A Case Report
Published: June 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.8028
Kapil Bhalla, Jasbir Singh, Jaivinder Yadav, Suchi Mehra
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
4. Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jasbir Singh,
Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana-124001, India.
E-mail: jasbir2001@gmail.com
Asplenia syndrome is a syndrome of right isomerism or attempted bilateral right sidedness. It includes congenital asplenia in association with complex congenital cyanotic heart disease and situs anomalies of the other thoracoabdominal organs. Herein we report a case of asplenia syndrome so as to highlight and refocus attention on the possibility of this rare syndrome that must be considered in a neonate presenting with congenital cyanotic heart disease.
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