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Published on: April 7, 2015
Necrotizing pneumonia following cardiac surgery in a neonate
Ruqaiah S Al Tassan1, Sulaiman Al Alola, Hesham Al Shaalan
1Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. tassanr@ngha.med.sa
Abstract:
In this report, we discuss the case of a male neonate who underwent surgical correction for coarctation of the aorta. The recovery of this patient was complicated by postsurgical necrotizing pneumonitis that resolved completely after a prolonged hospital stay with recurrent deterioration.
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