[Cerebral abscess disclosing tetralogy of Fallot with situs inversus in adulthood]
O Piot1, P Guillo, F Pouillart
1Service de cardiologie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
Abstract:
The authors report the case of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) associated with situs inversus, the first description of this rare association in a previously asymptomatic adult. A 32 years old chauffeur was admitted to hospital with pyrexia and convulsions due to a left temporo-parietal cerebral abscess which had a favourable outcome. The chest X-ray and Doppler echocardiographic study showed a TOF with a high infundibular stenosis and dextrocardia. Abdominal ultrasonography confirmed a complete situs inversus. The good tolerance was attributed to the equilibrated character of the TOF. The orientation of the heart and the cono-truncal septation occur at different times during embryogenesis. However, there are genetic arguments in favour of the non-fortuitous nature of this association.
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