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Hassan Mottaghi, Mahdi Kahrom, Mohammad Hassan Nezafati, Hadi Kahrom. Congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a rare cause of cyanosis in childhood.
The Pan African Medical Journal. 2009;3:12

Key words: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation, Cyanosis, Right to left shunting

Permanent link: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/3/12/full

Received: 17/09/2009 - Accepted: 21/10/2009 - Published: 08/11/2009

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Congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a rare cause of cyanosis in childhood

Hassan Mottaghi ¹, Mahdi Kahrom ^2,& , Mohammad Hassan Nezafati², Hadi Kahrom²

¹Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Imam Reza Hospital, ²Department of Cardiac Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

^&Corresponding author

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare condition in which there is abnormal connection between pulmonary arteries and veins. The disorder usually appears in late childhood or early adult life, with dyspnea on exertion, clubbing or cyanosis. We present two patients with severe cyanosis and their work-up to diagnosis of PAVM, as a rare cause of cyanosis in childhood.

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