Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta in a 10-month-old child: a case report from Tanzania

Frederick R Lyimo; Pedro Pallangyo; Paulina Nicholaus

doi:10.21767/2471-8157-C1-006

Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta in a 10-month-old child: a case report from Tanzania

2^nd Edition of EuroSciCon Congress on Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology

February 25-26, 2019 | Paris, France

Frederick R Lyimo, Pedro Pallangyo and Paulina Nicholaus

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Interv Cardiol J

Abstract:

Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital deformity associated with poor quality of life and reduced life expectancy. Without a corrective surgery, less than one third of cases will live to see their sixth month. We report a case of a 10-month-old male child from Tanzania who presented with a six-month history of recurrent respiratory tract infections, mild effort intolerance, and failure to thrive.