@Article{Chanas2023,
journal="Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics",
issn="0031-3939",
volume="98",
number="3",
year="2023",
title="Cough as a symptom of respiratory infection or a rare cardiological pathology in an infant",
abstract="Congenital coronary artery anomalies are rare and represent 0.24–0.46% of all congenital heart defects. The most common is an anomaly in which the left coronary artery arises from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), also known as a Bland-White-Garland syndrome. Nonspecific symptoms typically appear at 2–3 months of age. We present the case of a 10-week-old boy admitted to the hospital due to cough and dyspnea, with suspicion of a respiratory tract infection with no clinical improvement after standard therapy. The chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly. The electrocardiogram showed signs of anterolateral infarction. Echocardiography revealed signs of dilatated cardiomyopathy and color Doppler was of great value in establishing a final diagnosis. After confirming the diagnosis of ALCAPA in computed tomography angiography, the patient was operated on, with a good outcome.",
author="Chanas, Anna
and Obsznajczyk, Klaudia
and Kucińska, Beata
and Werner, Bożena",
pages="248--253",
doi="10.5114/polp.2023.130846",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/polp.2023.130846"
}