Korean J Perinatol.  2004 Mar;15(1):60-64.

A Case of Neonatal Atrial Flutter with Tuberous Sclerosis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Keimyung University Daegu, Korea. lsl@dsmc.or.kr
  • 2Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Atrial flutter is one of the rare diseases in neonatal period, and characterized by a regular sawtooth p waves. We experienced a case of neonatal atrial flutter who was delivered from mother with fetal tachyarrhythmia, and the neonate had multiple tuber lesions in brain and heart. Atrial flutter was successfully controlled with digoxin therapy without further relapse. Thus, we report a case neonatal atrial flutter accompanied to tuberous sclerosis with brief review of literature.

Keyword

Neonatal atrial flutter; Tuberous sclerosis

MeSH Terms

Atrial Flutter*
Brain
Digoxin
Heart
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Mothers
Rare Diseases
Recurrence
Tachycardia
Tuberous Sclerosis*
Digoxin
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