Pediatric Pulmonology 2010-Jan
Cyanosis revealing hepatopulmonary syndrome in a child with dyskeratosis congenita.
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Abstract
We report the case of a 5-year-old child with dyskeratosis congenita who presented cyanosis and dyspnea at exertion. He had severe hypoxemia with elevated alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient in the setting of liver disease. Technetium-99m-labeled macroaggregated albumin scan showed abnormally high uptake in the brain, confirming hepatopulmonary syndrome.