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American Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research

Volume 7, Issue 2, 2020
Mcmed International
American Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research
Issn
2348 - 2176 (Print), 2348 - 2184 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Title
UNOPERATED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT: A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC STUDY OF A 12 MONTHS CHILD AT RIMS MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE, KADAPA
Author
N. Harini, Shaik Kareemulla, V. Prasanna Reddy, K. Sai Prasanna
Email
tanveerkareems@gmail.com
keyword
Tetralogy of fallot, Emergency care, Pulmonary cyanosis, Heart murmurs
Abstract
Tetralogy of fallot is a congenital cardiac malformation that consists of an interventricular miscommunication. This combination of lesions occurs in 3 of every 10,000 live births and accounts for 7–10% of all congenital cardiac malformations. It is a condition caused by a combination of defects in all the 4 heart chambers that are present at birth. These defects affect the structure of heart, cause oxygen poor blood to flow out of the heart and to the rest of the body. Infants and children with TOF usually have blue tinged skin. Prevalence rate of TOF is 3.5% affecting males and females equally. Pneumonia is an infection of lungs that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus causing cough with phlegm, fever and chills. It is most common in infants and young children and people with weakened immune system. A 12 months’ female child with this congenital heart defect and pneumonia was discussed in this report. However most of the children with TOF needs surgery, but timings may vary depending on the condition and severity. This is important to note that surgery for TOF is palliative but not curative. This report concludes that there is a need to increase awareness of TOF so as to encourage early diagnosis and therefore promotes better outcomes.
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