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Volume 25

 July - September 2009

Number 4


 

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Tetralogy of fallot in down syndrome (Trisomy 21) –
An uncommon association

AKM Mamunur Rashid1, Biswajit Basu2, Md Mizanur Rahman3

ABSTRACT

Down Syndrome (trisomy 21) is the common disorder among chromosomal anomalies. This is frequently associated with congenital acyanotic heart disease. Tetralogy of fallot is an uncommon event in the trisomy 21. Tetralogy of fallot presents with cyanosis usually in the later part of infancy, but cyanosis is present since birth if Tetralogy of Fallot is accompanied with Down Syndrome.

KEY WORDS: Tetralogy of Fallot, Down Syndrome.

Pak J Med Sci    July - September 2009    Vol. 25 No. 4    698-700

How to cite this article:

Rashid AKMM, Basu B, Rahman MM. Tetralogy of fallot in down syndrome (Trisomy 21) – An uncommon association. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(4):698-700.


1. Dr. AKM Mamunur Rashid
MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics,
2. Dr. Biswajit Basu
MBBS, D.Card (DU).
Consultant, Cardiology,
3. Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman
MBBS, MD, FCPS, FACP, FESC.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cardiology,
1-3: Khulna Medical College,
Khulna – Bangladesh.

Correspondence

Dr. AKM Mamunur Rashid
MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed)
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Khulna Medical College,
Khulna-9000, Bangladesh.
E-mail: mamunkmc@yahoo.com 

* Received for Publication: January-13th-2009
* Accepted: June 25, 2009



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