Korean J Perinatol.
2004 Mar;15(1):60-64.
A Case of Neonatal Atrial Flutter with Tuberous Sclerosis
- Affiliations
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- 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
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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.