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Lethal persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in Bohring-Opitz syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2018
Kibe Masaya, Ibara Satoshi, Inagaki Hidehito, Kato Takema, Kurahashi Hiroki, Ikeda Toshiro
Abstract excerpt
Bohring-Opitz syndrome (BOS) is a rare disease with a number of characteristic features, including hypertelorism, prominent metopic suture, exophthalmos, cleft palate, abnormal posture, and developmental retardation. Here, we report a BOS patient presenting with lethal persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) and inspiratory respiratory failure. The female infant was treated with nitric oxide and...
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