Isolated levocardia: A case report
Levocardia with situs inversus، a rare congenital disorder، is usually associated with severe cyanotic congenital heart disease. Thus these patients have adverse prognosis. Case Report: A 2-day-old neonate with mild central cyanosis was admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Prenatal sonographies were normal. Physical exam was normal except for 2/6 heart murmur in left sternal border and mild central cyanosis. Chest x-ray revealed normal placed heart، gastric gas bobble at the right and shadow of liver at the left side.
Isolated levocardia is a rare anomaly. It could be fatal due to associated congenital heart disease. Early or prenatal diagnosis of this anomaly is important in improving prognosis of the patients.
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