Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2017 , Vol 60 , Num 4
Down syndrome with isolated congenital pleural effusion: A case report
Yağmur Ünsal *1 ,Davut Bozkaya *2 ,Murat Yurdakök *3
1 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Araştırma Görevlisi, Ankara
2 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Uzmanı, Ankara
3 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Profesörü, Ankara
Ünsal Y, Bozkaya D, Yurdakök M. (Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey). Down syndrome with isolated congenital pleural effusion: A case report. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2017; 60: 153-155.

Fetal pleural effusion is a rare abnormality that results from accumulation of fluid in the chest cavity. It is an uncommon anomaly which can be associated with structural malformations, inflammatory or iatrogenic problems, genetic syndromes or fetal hydrops. Early development of pleural effusion is usually associated with fetal hydrops and carries a poor prognosis. In this article, a newborn with Down syndrome and isolated pleural effusion is presented. Anahtar Kelimeler : newborn, pleural effusion, Down syndrome

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