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Ayesha Siddiqa1, Nasira Sohail1
1Department of Internal Medicine, SMBBMC Lyari General Hospital, Karachi.
Abstract:
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) usually presents during childhood, less frequently in adolescence, and rarely in late adulthood. The usual mode of presentation is left ventricular failure and respiratory symptoms. Here is a case of a female with patent ductus arteriosus, who was apparently in quite good state of health and gave birth to six offsprings without herself having any problem. At the age of 40, she presented with infected vegetations at the site of PDA, causing fever and clinical signs of PDA, confirmed by echocardiography.
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