Key result
Combined thrombolysis and anticoagulation resolves spontaneous aortic thrombosis in a neonate.
Why the study?
Spontaneous aortic thrombosis is a serious condition that mimics neonatal coarctation of the aorta, requiring proper imaging for precise diagnosis and management.
Case Report (n=1)
Spontaneous aortic thrombosis in neonates can mimic coarctation of the aorta but is distinguished by pallor and poikilothermia of the lower limbs, and can be managed with thrombolysis and anticoagulation.
Thrombolysis plus anticoagulation resolved neonatal aortic thrombosis in this case; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Spontaneous aortic thrombosis is a serious clinical entity with clinical features that mimic neonatal coarctation of aorta. While both conditions manifest with weak femoral pulses, pallor and poikilothermia of lower limbs are unique to spontaneous aortic thrombosis. Proper imaging helps in precise diagnosis. A combination of thrombolysis and anticoagulation is used for resolution of thrombus. We present images of a neonate with spontaneous aortic thrombosis and its clinical management strategies.
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Sivakumar et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Spontaneous aortic thrombosis (n=1). Thrombolysis and anticoagulation was evaluated. A combination of thrombolysis and anticoagulation was used for the resolution of spontaneous aortic thrombosis in a neonate.
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