Stuti Chandola, Akagri Chugh, Supraja Laguduva Mohan, Kana Ram Jat, Priyanka Naranje, Manisha Jana
All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
India
Radiology
Radiology 2026; 320:
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.260672
Abstract
History An 8-month-old term-born female infant presented to the pediatric emergency department with progressively increasing respiratory distress and episodic hypoxic spells for 2 months. Antenatal and birth histories were uneventful. There was absence of any preceding documented infections. On examination, she was lethargic, afebrile, and had mild tachycardia (heart rate, 157 beats per minute) and hypoxia (oxygen saturation of 83% on room air), with audible grunting, nasal flaring, wheezing, suprasternal retractions, and an audible P2. Echocardiography done elsewhere excluded any intracardiac shunt but revealed pulmonary arterial hypertension with tricuspid regurgitation. Chest radiography (Fig 1) and contrast-enhanced CT of the chest (Figs 2, 3) were performed for the indication. The child had a seizure during the admission, for which MRI of the brain (Fig 4) was also performed.
Category
Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing
Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Fresh or Filed Publication: Fresh (PHresh). Less than 1-2 years since publication
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