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- Title
Situs Inversus Totalis in a Newborn With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.
- Authors
Rooney, Madison; Jnah, Amy J.
- Abstract
Respiratory distress in the newborn is associated with numerous etiologies, some common and some rare. When respiratory distress is accompanied by laterality defects, namely, situs inversus (SI), the index of suspicion for comorbid primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) should be raised. Primary ciliary dyskinesia is characterized by ciliary dysmotility and the accumulation of thick secretions in the airways that obstruct air and gas exchange. Neonatal clinicians should know that while PCD is definitively diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, findings suspicious for PCD should be communicated to primary care providers at discharge from the hospital to facilitate timely subspecialty involvement, diagnosis, and treatment. This article will present a case report of a term newborn with SI totalis who was later diagnosed with PCD. We will discuss epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnostics, followed by management strategies. Additionally, we discuss the outpatient needs and lifespan implications.
- Subjects
SITUS inversus; CILIARY motility disorders; AMPICILLIN; ATELECTASIS; DYSTONIA; GENTAMICIN; RESPIRATORY distress syndrome; DEXTROCARDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CHILDREN
- Publication
Neonatal Network, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 3, p148
- ISSN
0730-0832
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/NN-2023-0073