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Dextrocardia - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Dextroversión; Dextrorrotación

Síntomas:

No hay ningún síntoma de dextrocardia si el corazón es normal.

Las afecciones que pueden incluir la dextrocardia pueden causar los siguientes síntomas:

  • Piel azulada
  • Dificultad respiratoria
  • Insuficiencia para crecer y aumentar de peso
  • Fatiga
  • Ictericia (piel y ojos amarillos)
  • Piel pálida (palidez)
  • Infecciones repetitivas de los senos paranasales o del pulmón

Signos y exámenes:

No hay ningún signo de dextrocardia si el corazón es normal.

Las afecciones que pueden incluir la dextrocardia pueden causar los siguientes signos:

  • Disposición y estructura anormal de los órganos en el abdomen
  • Corazón agrandado
  • Problemas con la estructura del tórax y los pulmones, vistos en radiografías
  • Respiración rápida o problemas para respirar
  • Pulso rápido

Los exámenes para diagnosticar la dextrocardia abarcan:

  • Tomografías computarizadas (TC)
  • Imágenes por resonancia magnética (IRM) del corazón
  • Ecografía del corazón (ecocardiografía)
  • Radiografías
  • Reviewed last on: 4/30/2010
  • Kurt R. Schumacher, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, Zitelli BJ, Davis HW. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2007:chap 431

Park MK. Park: Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 16.

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