Journal article
Poor oral intake in a late preterm twin - usual symptom with an unusual diagnosis
Heart & lung, Vol.47(2), pp.162-165
01 Mar 2018
PMID: 29331441
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Abstract
Background: At three weeks of age, a previous 34 weeks' gestation male infant (twin A) was transferred to our regional perinatal center (RPC) with complaints of poor oral feeding and intermittent tachypnea. Twin B was discharged at 37 weeks with an uneventful course.
Case: Twin A briefly required respiratory support but continued to have difficulty transitioning from gavage to oral feeding. Initially, his inability to feed orally was thought to be secondary to nasal congestion and prematurity, but with worsening respiratory distress he was transferred for further evaluation and management.
Diagnosis & Conclusion: On admission to RPC, the examination prompted a cardiac assessment which revealed a large aortic-pulmonary window type II. After surgery, the infant quickly improved and went home on-demand oral feeds. Cardiac lesions are more common in monochorionic twins but should be suspected in dichorionic twins especially if one twin has a normal course. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Poor oral intake in a late preterm twin - usual symptom with an unusual diagnosis
- Creators
- Ajay Pratap Singh - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterRula Balluz - Women & Children's Hospital of BuffaloPraveen Chandrasekharan - Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
- Publication Details
- Heart & lung, Vol.47(2), pp.162-165
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000428227600015
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85040316035
- Other Identifier
- 991022051416304721
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