Situs inversus totalis in a newborn: A case report
Keywords:
Situs inversus, Dextrocardia, Transposition of Great Arteries, NewbornAbstract
Introduction: Situs inversus with dextrocardia is the complete inversion of position of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. It may be isolated or associated with malformations, especially cardiac and/or alimentary. It may be discovered in infancy because of associated anomalies but often remains asymptomatic and discovered incidentally in adult life. Case presentation: We present a 19-day-old female newborn found to have dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis. A chest Xray showed her heart in the right hemithorax with the cardiac apex pointing towards the right. The findings at echocardiography confirmed the location of her heart in the right hemithorax with Transposition of great arteries (TGA) and ventricular septal defect (VSD). An abdominal sonogram showed her liver on her left side whereas her stomach and spleen were located on the right side.
Conclusion: There is need for newborn babies to have a thorough physical examination after delivery and before discharge to enable early diagnosis of congenital anomalies for appropriate referral.
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